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NORTON, Va. - To help combat the growing problem of prescription drug abuse in Southwest Virginia, local groups are joining the Drug Enforcement Administration to host the National Prescription Drug Take-Back.
Turn in your unused or expired medications for safe disposal; do your part to fight prescription drug abuse.
Residents can go to one of four locations in Wise, Scott, Lee counties and the city of Norton from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, October 26, 2013.
Medications that are accepted are controlled, non-controlled and over the counter medications and all solid dosage product and liquids (kept in original container.)
These will not be accepted: illicit substances such as marijuana and methamphetamine, IV fluids, sharps/needles.
Last April, Americans turned in 371 tons (over 742,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at over 5,800 sites operated by the DEA and its thousands of state and local law enforcement partners. In its six previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners took in over 2.8 million pounds—more than 1,400 tons—of pills.
The event is sponsored by Concerned About Our Community Coalition, Norton/Wise County Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment, Frontier Health, Planning District One Behavioral Health Services, City of Norton Police Department, Lee County Sheriff's Office, Weber City Police Department, Town of Big Stone Gap Police Department, Appalachian Substance Abuse Coalition for Prevention and Treatment, Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps, Wellmont Residency Program, Virginia Department of Health, Drug Enforcement Association, Wal-Mart and Food City.
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Prime Minister John Key today expressed his sympathy & condolences to Sir Paul Holmes's family. "Its obviously a very sad day not only for Sir Paul Holmes's family but for New Zealand". Veteran broadcaster Sir Paul Holmes died peacefully at home this morning, only two weeks after receiving his knighthood. He was aged 62.

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I was at the doctors' yesterday for a small skin cancer. She says, 'because of the new computer system I have to ask you a few questions'. She starts with the normal checking of name, address, height, weight, meds, and then she says, 'do you keep firearms in your home'?
Without skipping a beat I say, 'Ma'am, during your menses, would you consider your flow regular or is it heavy at times?' She looked at me like someone had smacked her across the face, and I said to her, 'Exactly I have as much need to know that as you have a need to know what I do or don't keep in my closets. Any other questions you have for me?'
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Gisella, how about this technique (and let's see what others on the list say about it, as it's been a while since I thought about this issue)?
At 11:55 AM 12/15/2009, you wrote:
This question is partly econometric and partly STATA, and I would
greatly appreciate any advice. I need to estimate a relationship
which I believe to be asymmetric - between growth as the explanatory
variable of interest and unemployment as the dependent variable.
Asymmetric in the sense that, while overall I expect a negative
relationship, I expect the magnitude of the relationship to be
higher when growth is going down than when it is going up (for
reasons not necessary to go into here). That is, I expect the
coefficient on the relationship to be higher during periods of high
or increasing growth than during periods of low or decreasing growth
(I realise that high and increasing is not the same thing but I will
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Institute of Texan Cultures' Castroville hearse
UTSA's ITC hosts paranormal investigation
By James M. Benavides
Public Affairs Specialist
(Oct. 29, 2008)--UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC) will offer a unique opportunity to take part in a paranormal investigation on the museum premises from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8.
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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To ensure a quality experience for those participating, only 100 tickets are available. Accompanied by museum staff and members of the internationally recognized Everyday Paranormal investigation team, guests will be guided on an investigation through areas of the museum where purportedly there has been paranormal activity.
While ITC staff cannot confirm or deny the existence of the paranormal, museum staff members acknowledge that every culture that has come to Texas has a place in its folklore for the paranormal.
ITC is home to the horse-drawn Castroville hearse, a collection of Meso-American pottery, countless artifacts and a lingering smell of pipe tobacco thought to be from the museum's first director. The purported hauntings in the museum have been featured in numerous television productions including the History Channel.
Tickets for the Nov. 8 investigation are $35. For reservations, call (210) 458-2259. For more information including recommended equipment and museum rules, visit the Institute of Texan Cultures Web site.
>> Read more about the ITC hauntings in UTSA's Sombrilla magazine.


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I am considering going to China to get a TEFL certificate and teach English there (or in another Eastern Asian country) afterwards. I will post another question in another thread in another category after this one, about where to actually get a TEFL certificate.
The idea of "teaching English" itself is not really a motivation for me. I can imagine myself in that position, and also enjoying it, but I am more interested in a TEFL certificate as something providing the possibility to settle down somewhere, for a few months, while travelling in developing countries. Before the TEFL-in-China-idea came to my mind, I was considering (and I am still considering) buying a bike and cycling Eastward into Asia. I am not sure if I can afford it, however, especially not if I am to attend a TEFL course in Europe beforehand. However, what about going to China, doing the course there (cheaper), getting a job there (easier?), buying a bike there (cheaper!) and then touring back to Europe on two wheels?
What I want to know: Let's say I get a job as an English teacher in China: Do you think I would be able to save money doing that (to earn more money than I'd spend)? In that case, how much?
Also, do people usually enjoy teaching English in this part of the world? Is it hard? Any experiences?
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All of us here at GTAGaming.com would like to wish all of our visitors a Happy New Year! We have a big year ahead of us with 2013 bringing us the long awaited Grand Theft Auto V and we'll be right here reporting on any news related to the game, so we hope we'll continue to get your support! So for now, just enjoy the night/day and have a good time!
As a special treat, until the 5th of January 2013 there's a Rockstar Sale going on for their mobile games, including Grand Theft Auto III: Anniversary Edition which you can pick up or gift for the tiny price of $0.99/£0.69/€0.89, you can purchase it through the following links:
As for PC Players, if you missed out on the 75% off sale from the other day, unlucky, but until the 5th of January 2013 there's still 50% OFF all Grand Theft Auto titles on Steam, so if you still haven't managed to pick the games up on PC yet, well, now you can, or maybe you want to gift someone a copy of the game? You can find the games at the following links:
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WHS Cozy Loft, Haarlem (Amsterdam 15min)
Size100 m²
Floor No.2
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Washer/dryer
- Smoking allowed
- Towels
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Let me introduce you to this beautiful Dutch Mansion located in the heart of Haarlem. Going up the "easy" stairs you are welcomed to your spacious apartment with a living room area, dining area, work area and sleeping area.
It is suitable for 4 persons or a family! 1 king waterbed and 2 pull out beds. Kitchen with all the appliances needed and separate shower and toilet.
Why come and stay in this Mansion in Haarlem? This mansion is 3 minutes away from everything you possibly need, movie theatre, fitness center, grocery store and much more. Also I want to mention to you that Haarlem is the best city (3 times nominated) to go shopping.Streets are filled with salons, boutiques, and fabulous dining.
Ancient Haarlem has something for everyone! It is safe, friendly, easy walking to everywhere.
5 minutes pleasant walk from historical center of Haarlem.
Ideally situated for exit roads and public transport.
The bus stops in front of the Mansion, the central station of Haarlem is in walking/cycling distance. Parkinglicense included. This is a license for 3 hours. After 3 hours change time and you can park for another 3 hours from 9 am till 9 pm. So you've to change it 3 times a day.
The movie "Ocean's 12" was filmed here. The team leaving on the train to France was filmed in station, Haarlem, netherlands and the first train traveling in the Netherlands was between Haarlem and Amsterdam. That means there is a very good and fast connection between these wonderful, historic and ancient city's. As well the famous long Dutch beaches are a few minutes away. Driving, biking, strolling are all possible here in Haarlem, the beaches and not to forget the dunes. If you need to be here in Haarlem for business, than you are at right place too.
Things to do in Haarlem:
Frans Hals Museum
Teylers Museum
Cathedral of Sint Bravo
Grote Markt (market square)
The Corrie ten Boom House
Molen De Adriaan Museum (windmill)
Historic Museum Haarlem
Amsterdams Poort
Shopping and dining
House rulesNo marijuana allowed on the premises. There is a coffee shop around the corner where you can smoke.
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Reviews of this property
Madelon & Marques are great hosts! they even got a travel cot for our baby :)
The apartment has everything you could need, of course there are some little things that could be improved (but where not?).
Recommendable 100%!
PS: They can talk Spanish if you need that, probably that could help many travellers
The Loft was perfect! Large and furnished with everything needed for a short or extended stay .Water is so clean and hot water never a shortage. Location is awesome . . you are right in heart of a really old and beautiful part of Holland. The hosts are really helpful and will make sure you are comfortable or need anything... I can't say enough . . . everything was just great and I will be returning here later in the year . . Haarlem was everything I hoped for! Well done !
It was such a lovely place to stay over for Christmas. The place looks much bigger than the photo, and as described, it's located very close to the centre. I was kindly introduced what to do in Haarlem, and I will definitely remember its atmosphere and liveliness.
Cozy Loft Haarlem, NL. Was exactly, what it says on the tin ! Large airy open apartment, nicely appointed, with separate shower room and toilet, off of the kitchenette and one huge studio divided into sleeping, dining and lounge area.
My on site Landlord had an office downstairs and was very helpful along the way, his office staff also helped with local advice and fixed broken light bulbs etc.
Haarlem has all the facilities of Amsterdam , without the graffiti and grime of the big city. Beautiful historic centrum and the great Church of St.Bavo focus your stay on the central area and you are bounded on all sides by a lovely canal system.
Free to wander the almost countless alleyways and bijou shops and cafe/bars of the district, it is a shoppers paradise.
Then to return to a home cooked meal of your choice in your own time, having bought the very freshest ingredients from the local markets and specialist ethnic shops in town, the night is yours, to enjoy further at your leisure. With some of the best jazz/Blues/soul musicians in the world living here you can be assured of top entertainment in many of the bars nearby. All for the price of a couple of beers.
Transport links, to the city and Zandvoort on Sea are really easy to use
And with the OV-Chipkart you can travel all over the place on train,tram,bus and Metro in the "Dam."
Again , Wimdu gives you the freedom to choose your own pace and schedule and self cater or indulge yourself in any way you choose , in the comfort of what feels like your own home. Most of my family came to join me at, some stage during my month here. Along with my wife and friends. They too had a great time and saved on Hotel bills, as my guests.
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I thoroughly recommend This location and Wimdu for their innovative style of holiday/Vacation lettings.
Christopher Shuter, Aylesford,Kent,UK. 31/7/2015
Recieved a warm welcome from Marquez who was lovely and very helpful. The apartment is really nice and spacious and clean. There's a supermarket just round the corner so that was convenient, had no problems getting things we needed. We went into Amsterdam most days and the busses are so frequent to Haarlem station and from there you get a train which takes about 15/20 minutes and it was very easy once we got used to the travel system! Haarlem is a beautiful place and we really enjoyed our stay in the apartment. We got our privacy too which was good but Marquez was there to message if we needed anything or had any questions which was appreciated.
I will definitely be recommending this apartment to my friends and family should they ever be visiting Haarlem or Amsterdam.
Thank you for making our trip great!
A clean and nicely furnished apartment, fully equipped, friendly and uncomplicated landlord.
Centrum within easy walking distance
Thanks again for the free parking meter
Thank you, we felt very comfortable !!
Eine saubere und hübsch eingerichtete Wohnung, perfekt ausgestattet, freundliche und unkomplizierte Vermieter.
Centrum zu Fuß schnell erreichbar
Danke noch für die gratis Parkuhr
Vielen Dank, wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt!!
Although the apartment is not exactly what we thought, since it has no two rooms (one bed is in the dining room separated by a screen, and the other bed is a folding bed that is between the kitchen and the bathroom) I must say that the host we tried very, very well.
The idea of being in Haarlem and go i come to Amsterdam is good because what you save in an apartment there comes to mind even if you pay the train every day.
Aunque el apartamento no es exactamente lo que pensabamos, ya que no tiene dos habitaciones (una cama esta en el comedor separada por un biombo, y la otra cama es un plegatín que esta entre la cocina y el baño) hay que decir que el anfitrión nos trató muy, muy bien.
La idea de estar en Haarlem y ir i venir a Amsterdam es buena porque lo que te ahorras en un apartamento allí sale a cuenta aunque pagues el tren cada día.
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2.4L DI - 6spd man and CVT3.5L V6 6spd man and 6spd autoplug-in hybrid
Those LEDs are not coming to the production version so don't get mad.
BlackSeries:Read More: MotortrendWTF did they really just steal the rims off of a Kia Sportage SX?
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Any way its the same car but I'm sure like the new Camry there are a host of subtle updates.
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Doesn't look much different than the current Accord coupe.
------------------"If you do what you love you'll never work a day in your life." -Roti
I like it minus the garish fog-lights and their surrounds, I'm sure it'll be toned down for production though. To me the Accord coupe is the best looking Honda out, and I think it'll stay that way--definitely more evolutionary than revolutionary.
Exhaust ports look weirdly placed.
WOW, all that smoke and screens and at the end, and after all of that, I don't get what the concept is. I will say however, that I like all that gaudiness they did to it. I happen to dislike very much the current coupes ass, it just doesn't look right. Here is a MUCH MUCH better rear end.
.**************************************Go Placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. Be on good term with all persons.Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Yeah, those LEDs look terrible. I already thought the Accord coupe looked great, and was Honda's best looking current design. They went kind of safe with the update/redesign like the Civic, I'm not totally sold on the front end changes. Still looks pretty good overall. New engines should spice up performance, though it's too bad they're pairing the 2.4L with a CVT instead of a conventional automatic. 3.5L with a manual should be a beast.
Really boring. No style at all.
=================Only Saabs, Fords and Mitsubishis are allowed on my driveway.
Better than the current car but not very interesting.
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Looks great, but the side profile looks like it's more of a refresh than redesign...
____________________Because it totally worked when Lincoln did it.
BlackSeries:Read More: MotortrendGmLexusH_K:WTF did they really just steal the rims off of a Kia Sportage SX?There's about 100 rims those look more like than the ones on the Sportage you just posted.
____________________Because it totally worked when Lincoln did it.
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Riverside County hospital receives verification from American College of Surgeons
Riverside County Regional Medical Center receives verification from the committee on trauma of the American College of Surgeons
"Riverside County Regional Medical Center has assigned a significant amount of resources to ensure the highest quality of care for trauma patients. The recognition from the American College of Surgeons as the first verified trauma center in Riverside County validates the efforts in providing excellence in trauma care," said Arnold Tabuenca, M.D., RCRMC's Chief Medical Officer.
Established by the American College of Surgeons in 1987, the COT's Consultation/
Verified trauma centers must meet the essential criteria that ensure trauma care capability and institutional performance, as outlined by the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma in its current Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient manual.
The ACS Committee on Trauma's verification program does not designate trauma centers. Rather, the program provides confirmation that a trauma center has demonstrated its commitment to providing the highest quality trauma care for all injured patients. The actual establishment and the designation of trauma centers is the function of local, regional, or state health care systems agencies, such as the local emergency medical services (EMS) authority.
There are five separate categories of verification in the COT's program. Each category has specific criteria that must be met by a facility seeking that level of verification (see attachment to this press release). Each hospital has an on-site review by a team of experienced site reviewers, who use the current Resources for the Optimal Care of the Injured Patient manual as a guideline in conducting the survey.
The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical education and practice and to improve the care of the surgical patient.
The College has over 72,000 members and it is the largest association of surgeons in the world. Longstanding achievements have placed the ACS in the forefront of American surgery and have made it an important advocate for all surgical patients.
Since 1893, RCRMC (formerly known as Riverside General Hospital) has served as a vital resource to the residents of Riverside County, providing the highest standard of health care.
As a Level II Trauma Center for adults and pediatrics, RCRMC receives nearly half of the county's trauma patients; provides over half of the uninsured healthcare for the county and provides a variety of specialty care with over seventy clinics to treat inpatients and out-patients. As a teaching facility, RCRMC offers a full range of medical education, thereby producing trained physicians, nurses and allied health professionals.
RCRMC's commitment to providing high quality healthcare has remained constant. Countless people have turned to RCRMC in times of medical need. In providing these vital services, RCRMC has continued to set the standard for compassionate, professional health care.
For additional information on how to obtain any of the listed services or for any other questions, please feel free to contact ChaiTae Hasty-Rodriguez, PIO @ (951) 486-4450.
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What is the Committee on Trauma?
The Committee on Trauma (COT), a standing committee of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), works to improve all phases of care of the injured patient and to prevent injuries before they occur. The COT promotes leadership and cooperation of all participants in a trauma center so that the best possible care will be provided to injured patients. The COT also requires the commitment of each facility's surgeons to the improvement of trauma care. Recognizing that trauma is a surgical disease that demands surgical leadership, the ACS established the Committee on Trauma, its oldest standing committee, in 1922.
What is the Consultation/
Established by the ACS Committee on Trauma in 1987, the Consultation/
What is Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient?
This document is the resource manual of the COT. First published in 1976 as Optimal Hospital Resources for Care of the Injured Patient, the manual established guidelines for the care of injured patients. Subsequent revisions have continued the COT's commitment to ensuring that resources and personnel for providing optimal care for injured patients are in place in trauma programs. In 1990, the name of this manual was changed to Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient to reflect a change in trauma care and to complement an important and abiding principle of the Committee on Trauma: To ensure that the needs of all injured patients are addressed wherever they are injured and wherever they receive care.
How did the verification program begin?
An obvious outgrowth of the establishment of the COT's guidelines for optimal care was the development of a verification process through which a hospital could be evaluated by ACS trauma surgeons to determine whether the criteria for optimal care of injured patients were being met. Thus, the Verification/
How many categories of verification does the program have?
There are five separate categories of verification in the COT's program (Level I Trauma Center, Level II Trauma Center, Level III Trauma Center, Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center), each with specific criteria that must be met by a facility seeking that level of verification.
How does a hospital or clinic receive verification?
The level of verification is requested by the hospital. An on-site review of the hospital is conducted by a team of reviewers experienced in the field of trauma. Using the current Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient manual as a guideline, this team will determine if the criteria for the requested level have been met.
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Mountain bender, day 3
Today was Heinzelman Ridge. It's perhaps the most prominent ridge of Juneau's skyline, with jagged cliffs that loom over Lemon Creek and the Mendenhall Valley. The views up there are striking.
I am so enamored with these vistas.
Fall colors are already erupting on the tundra.
On a Wednesday morning I have to adhere to my strict work timeline, so I turned around at an arbitrary point on the ridge rather than working my way to a peak. I ended with, according to GPS: 3,740 feet of climbing, 7.5 miles, about four hours.
I thought of a poetic way to describe my stroll over Heinzelman, but I don't have much time for this blog post. Still scheming ... still planning ... still sore.
Meanwhile, back in the rainforest ...
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It is difficult to express in words how helpful your blog is,in inspiring all of us 9-5 er's to find a way to get outside and enjoy this amazing planet.ReplyDelete
You are perfoming an amazingly kind deed, by taking the time to write and photograph your adventures, and by honestly describing your own personal struggles in getting yourself outside everyday. All I can say is thank-you.
Just curious, do you ever get nervous hiking alone? Maybe you were but your just used to it and more confidnet now?ReplyDelete
I ask because I was biking around in one of the larger state parks in my area earlier this week, and I got creeped out after just a short while of being so alone. Do you have any suggestions of how to get over that fear? (I think some of it is from my mothers paranoia that I'm going to happen upon some crazy guy hiding out in the forest).
Another great day in Alaska, you take care of those toes.ReplyDelete
- Juneau girl hiker10:40 AM
This is in reference to the exchange we started in your Cairn Peak comment section. I googled "Discover Southeast Alaska with Pack and Paddle" by Margaret Piggott and found many copies available. I highly recommend it, although I'm sure you could add some good descriptions to her Juneau trail section. I just love this book, and have found it to be remarkably accurate.ReplyDelete
The pictures of the views in this post are among the best in your blog. And that is saying something.ReplyDelete
Mille grazie (thanks!).


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Michael Sullivan
Deputy Comptroller for Risk Analysis
Michael Sullivan is the Deputy Comptroller for Risk Analysis at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
As Deputy Comptroller, Mr. Sullivan provides executive oversight for the three Risk Analysis divisions that provide expertise for the agency on modeling of credit risk, market risk, and enterprise-wide risk. He also serves as a key advisor and technical expert for the OCC Economics Department and to the OCC on practical and policy issues related to the use of quantitative models by banks and the oversight of banks' risk models by supervisors.
Mr. Sullivan joined the OCC in 1999 as a Financial Economist. He was appointed Deputy Director for Market Risk Modeling in 2004 and Director of the Market Risk Analysis Division in 2008. Before joining the OCC he was an assistant professor at Florida International University in Miami where he taught classes on international finance and risk management. He has published scholarly research on computational finance in several leading journals.
Mr. Sullivan earned a B.A. in economics from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University.


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TMS specializes in managing transportation for the nation's largest corporate & medical meetings, conventions, tradeshows, and special events. Whether your team is planning on moving 500 or 50,000 attendees, we can help! Our team designs and implements effective shuttle management plans, and our expertise includes developing hotel routing, determining service intervals, and planning for mass movements and evening events, all while keeping your budget in mind.


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Feb 2, 2012
They say "a picture is worth a thousand words", and we agree. So just in time to help you deal with mid-winter driving, we are happy to announce the arrival of traffic and road condition cameras on MapQuest.com.
To see the cameras, just click on "Live Traffic" in the upper right portion of your map. You'll see toggles for traffic cameras and traffic conditions (our extensive traffic speed and incident info), which you can show together or separately. Hovering on camera icon will show the location, and clicking on it will bring up the images (hint: zoom in closer if there are a lot of cameras in the area).
Our coverage consists of over 11,000 cameras covering 100+ markets in the US and Canada, and we'll be adding more soon. Update frequencies will vary, but most are updated every couple of minutes or so.
Now you can quickly visualize traffic and weather conditions before your morning commute or heading out on that weekend getaway. It's all part of our mission to help you get there safely and efficiently.


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+1, Pulaski County.
anyone else from Arkansas here?
Welcome Travinlin Man (in case I haven't welcomed you before?)
Welcome back Woo. Thought you fell off the face of the earth.
Charlie you drinking again. Welcome Travelinman. Jump in amd have some fun.
Yeah i pretty much have. I only have my carry gun now. If you remember i had to get rid of my USP and M4 (which after all was said and done I really didnt have to do). So know Im trying to decide on what I really want next. I have a buddy that use to be a State Trooper and I shot his P229 that he got to keep from the State. They are really nice. So now Im back on the board a little.
Am I wrong? But i thought Arkansas and Texas were considered Southern States?
Hellooooo all, Lovin AR and the freedom to shoot at will. Almost. lol
perry co. perryville.
Another from Jonesboro. (Well, Brookland actually,but I claim J-town.)
NW Arkansas here
Crawford county reporting for duty!
Paragould here whats up everyone.
another for for J-Town in NE Arkansas
NE Ar,Batesville,Independence,Co.here.
Greetings Judgeparker in Crawford county waitin for the hanging's


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Home invasion suspects identified, arrested
Homeowner shot two of the suspects
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Colorado Springs Police Department has identified four people accused of breaking into a home on Monday night. The homeowner shot two of those suspects.
Police say that Christopher Spencer, Mychael Plunkett, Desiree Phillips and Justin Adam Spencer broke into a home in the 2400 block of East St. Vrain Street just before 10:00 p.m. Monday.
Al Michaud was home during the break-in. A struggle took place between Michaud and the suspects. Michaud got his gun and shot two of the suspects, police said.
"There was one by the door. I put a bullet in his chest. I was going to shoot the other one in the chest but the one who was closest to me hit my arm and the gun went off and hit him in his leg," said Michaud.
Christopher Spencer remains in critical condition at the hospital. Puckett was treated for a gunshot wounds and released and arrested the same night. Phillips was arrested that night as well.
Police say that Justin Spencer, Christopher's brother, turned himself in on Tuesday night.
All of the suspects are charged with robbery and conspiracy.


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The process of modifying or altering a computer application for the purpose of publishing the application using Citrix Presentation Server. When using server based computing, many Windows applications require some registry or configuration changes in order to properly execute in that environment.
"In order to properly publish that java based application, I had to citrixify it so it would run in a seamless window."
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The second trailer for The Lost and Damned has gone live early on Xbox Live, thanks to the many people out there who have uploaded this on YouTube:
The official GTA IV: The Lost and Damned has also been updated with the trailer shown above as well as some new content pages. Included in the update is a page that details all the new weapons, the names of the new bikes, trucks, and vans along with screenshots of some of them, all the new soundtrack details, and full details of the new achievements. We've compiled some of the new information on our website's content pages as well (all accessible in the GTA IV zone):
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Re: C|EH v8?
BillV wrote:The launch dates for the exam and courseware are different.
If I recall, the exam is targeted for an April launch and the courseware is not due out until roughly November.
My guess is that the courseware is going to be "cleaned up," as DragonGorge put it, but will also be aligned with the new exam (expected to be ANSI accredited soon).
A lot of effort has been put into developing this exam per ANSI standards (started back in late 2010). New objectives and task and knowledge domains have been developed by SMEs working in the field. There were a large amount of beta testers that provided feedback on each question. Multiple 'panels' were created to review all of this information and decide what to keep, change, or throw out.
In the end, I expect the exam itself will be a decent change but I don't know anything about the courseware.
Bill, can you comment on this, I found it on the forum I dont have a source yet, but I'm looking:
ah..found the answer.. basically the same with v7:
EC-Council has released the new CEH v8 certification and with this being relatively close and on the tail of the CEH v7, people want to know what the deai is with this back to back change.
The Certified Ethical Hacker Version 8 only differs by name and test delivery from the Version 7. The change came because of the ANSI accreditation that the EC-Council went through. The ANSI accreditation required a few, more stringent, delivery techniques in the certification exam process. To be more specific, the ANSI accreditation required that the CEH v8 exam was delivered to each and every student with the same set of guidelines and proctoring procedures. Since the CEH v7 came out prior to the ANSI accreditation, the guidelines were not in place and therefore a new version of the CEH was required.
The CEH v8 does not have any different content or courseware from the CEH v7. Since the CEH Version 8 is the same content as v7, it will not be "launched" or even promoted like the pervious version.
EDIT: found the source: http://www.cehversion8.com/, trainace is the Academy of Computer Education's (a Training provider) website.


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Mission Journal: Will Obama's visit boost hopes for press freedom in Kenya?
President Barack Obama is expected to address a range of topics when he arrives in Kenya tomorrow. The Kenyan government says it plans to discuss security and trade, while opposition parties and civil society want good governance and human rights added to the agenda, according to news reports. We hope the discussion includes the commitments to improve press freedom that the Kenyan government made to CPJ last week.
On July 15, we released our special report, "Broken Promises: How Kenya is failing to uphold its commitment to a free press," in Nairobi to a room full of more than 50 Kenyan and foreign journalists. The report found that a combination of legal and physical harassment, as well as concentration in media ownership, is making it increasingly difficult for journalists to work freely in Kenya.


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UTSA boosts regional research efforts with science conference
By Amanda Beck
Communications Specialist, College of Sciences
(July 22, 2009)--The UTSA College of Sciences is opening doors to local researchers -- faculty and students alike -- to strengthen the collaborative network within the South Texas region. The college will host the 2009 COS Research Conference at the University Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Aug. 7 on the UTSA Main Campus.
The daylong event includes morning and afternoon sessions, separated by a networking lunch. The morning breakout sessions presented by UTSA faculty will cover the topics of biological sciences; physical, chemical and material science; and computer and mathematical science. After lunch, undergraduate and graduate students from UTSA and local universities will present research posters.
In addition to the sessions in the University Center, there will be a laboratory and facility tour. Karl Klose, world-renowned researcher and director of the South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, will deliver the keynote address.
"A goal of the conference is to celebrate the work that has already been done, as well as to make connections that will enable UTSA to build and strengthen research and training capabilities in the region," said George Perry, dean of the College of Sciences.
The event is co-sponsored by the Alamo Chapter of Sigma Xi, a professional research society, and the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
The $10 fee will be waived if registration is received by July 31. To register or for more information, visit the COS Research Conference Web site or contact event manager Kai Kamaka at (210) 458-6177.


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The term "cougar" refers to women of a certain age whose intent it is to pursue much younger men. And nowadays, nothing quite says cougar like Courteney Cox Arquette. This former Friends actress now stars in a saucy and raunchy new show entitled Cougartown. What's the show about? It's about older women fucking younger studs. Courteney Cox plays a suburban MILF who develops a thing for one (or two) of her son's seventeen-year-old friends.
Courteney Cox had this to say about being a cougar, "I've been blazing that trail for ten years now. My husband David is much younger than me and I think it's great to be a cougar." There is a seventeen year age gap between Courteney Cox and her much younger husband David Arquette.
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After much consideration Bubba has made the decision to build a dedicated start-of-the-art Kart track at the Bubba Raceway Park facility. The new track will be stand alone and purpose built for dirt-track kart racing and will be built in addition to BRP's main track.
The decision was made primarily because dirt track kart racing requires a different track surface and maintenance procedures than the main track. By building the dedicated Kart track, surface grooming and preparation will be easier to maintain by BRP staff, and provide a safer and more competitive racing surface for racers.
Effective immediately all scheduled Kart races are put on hold until further notice. For Information about the new tracks progress visit bubbaracewaypark.com


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That looks like a terrific work space for you!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
That looks like a terrific work space for you!
Love it! Also very well organized too. I'm happy for all of you who have sewing rooms.
Thank you! All the floors in the house are laminate and vinyl. I would say easy to clean, but I hardly ever mop. This is a modular home, and we had it set on a full basement 1 1/2 years ago. I have 2 dogs and so much dirt gets tracked in. I knew there was no way I was going to have one inch of wall to wall carpeting.
I've got this fabric I just purchased to add a colorful valance to the room. It, jammie pants, slippers and the next mystery quilt hosted by "paintmejudy" are on the list of things that will help get it back to it normal messiness. I'm really happy with how it came out, and look forward to using it!
Hi, I see you have a Husqvarna Rose embroidery machine. How do you like it? I bought one and have bit been able to use it yet. I have been so busy with work.
You have a wonderful sewing room!
Looks wonderful!
I KNEW I should have kept my MIL's old china cabinet! Great idea and no dust on your fabric!
Fabulous room! I have a 401A, too. It was a graduation gift from my parents back in 1980. We have a cabinet just like yours at the LQS where I work, but it holds a Touch & Sew.
Love the little plaque about creative minds! Years ago, (he's been gone for 17 years now) my dad bought me a button that said, "I'm not messy, I'm creative". I wore it on my coat, but it must have fallen off somewhere.
Curator of an 1889 Singer model 27 Fiddlebase Treadle, a 1951 Singer Centennial Featherweight, a 1956 Singer 401A, and a 1982 Bernina 830 Record.
I have wood laminate in my sewing room but put a braided rug down because I was told the rolling chairs would mark up the floor. Does anyone know if that's true. I guess I could go with stationary chairs with felt on the legs. I hate the rug. I love your room tho


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Will the Palestinians Accept Their Own State?
Avi Benlolo | Posted 11.18.2011 | Canada
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The Palestinians, Avigdor Lieberman said, have rebuffed every offer given to them for an independent state, and like many Israelis, Lieberman believes that everything has been tried and that Israel must "change its concept entirely." What that concept might be will depend on what happens at the UN this week.


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Count me in +2. I just need to get the address to the joint and I'll be headed up from DE. Did anyone ever finalize a shot for Jacobs? That might very well end up being the shot of the day.

There's already a shot called a "BJ". lol It's actually very good,but kinda feminine. I don't know too many men that would do a "BJ". lol[]

Insert Harooni Joke here....
LMAO!! Hey Harooni..............If you're out there....Have you ever done a BJ shot? Ya know the one that you have to put your hands behind your back and go down on the shot glass? lol[]

lol HP is right is got kaluha i think in it and whipped cream on top and you take the shot with no hands buttt the shot they are talkin about is "BJ" brandon jacobs, something strong that will knock you on your *** kinda shot and blue in color... we were tryna come up with one..

lol yea we want something that will knock us on our ***, not give it to us in our ***
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Jazz chamber ensembles will perform on at 7:30 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The college's jazz chamber ensembles afford students the opportunity to perform in the classic small-group combo setting. The ensembles vary in size and instrumentation, and place a creative focus on improvisation and group communication. All of the ensembles perform works from the classic jazz repertoire. The more advanced jazz chamber ensembles also perform repertoire from the contemporary jazz world. The ensembles also place an emphasis on original student and faculty compositions. All of the ensembles are coached by members of the Hope College jazz faculty.
The ensembles include the Blue Note Ensemble, coached by Steve Talaga, adjunct assistant professor of music; Vanguard Ensemble, coached by Mike VanLente, instructor of jazz percussion; Verve Ensemble, coached by Tom Lockwood, instructor of jazz saxophone; Standards Ensemble, coached by Brian Coyle, professor of music and director of jazz studies; Prestige Ensemble, coached by senior Mike Graverson of Hamilton; and the Concord Ensemble, coached by senior Jared DeMeester of Grand Rapids.


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Pipeline 2012: Pharma's Front-Runners
Pipeline 2012: Pharma's Front-Runners
Infectious Disease
BI-201335 Boehringer Ingelheim
Indication: Hepatitis C (Phase III)
What the clinical trials found: In Phase IIb clinical trials, overall rates for sustained viral response (SVR, which is considered cure) reached 83% with this once-daily oral protease inhibitor, when the 240mg dose was taken with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. Safety and tolerability look good.
inThought Approvability Index and Comment: 58%. BI-201335 has early evidence of a good SVR in combination with interferon. Our model expects the first all-oral direct-acting antiviral regimens to enter the US market in late 2015. Once they do, we expect them to become standard of care. Estimated approval: October 2014 (Source: Wolters Kluwer inThought).
inThought revenue forecast: $953 million in peak sales by 2018
What the analysts are saying: The most important thing for HCV therapy is improving efficacy, tolerability and safety, and this drug may help on all three fronts. Recently launched protease inhibitors were associated with significant issues in tolerability and drug-drug interactions. The BI drug also improves convenience with its once-daily dosing vs. the multiple doses of the current protease inhibitors. It's not the Holy Grail for hep. C—an all-oral therapy which is efficacious—because you still need to take interferon, but if it continues to prove tolerable and safe, this will be a very potent competitor. —Will Leskin, SVP, research & consulting, GfK HealthCare
Integrase Single-Tablet Regimen "Quad" (elvitegravir/FTC/TDF/cobicistat) Gilead
Indication: HIV (Preregistration)
What the clinical trials found: The once-daily Quad pill recently met its primary endpoint in terms of noninferiority vs. the standard of care (Atripla). A trial assessing Quad vs. a protease inhibitor (Reyataz) is due to report out soon.
inThought Comment: The fact that it has to have a "booster" (cobicistat) suggests to some doctors that the integrase inhibitor (elvitegravir) was not strong enough to stand on its own. But if it's effective, safe and tolerable, the Quad pill is going to do extremely well in the marketplace (Source: Wolters Kluwer inThought).
Revenue forecast: $1.7 billion by 2018, says ISI Group's Mark Schoenebaum.What the analysts are saying: Gilead's Quad pill brings four promising agents, including the first new integrase inhibitor since Merck's Isentress together with Truvada and boosting agent cobicistat—which may prove revolutionary in and of itself if it can beat current protease-inhibitor booster ritonavir (Norvir, Abbott) in tolerability and safety. The Quad would be the company's first completely proprietary one-pill regimen (Gilead's recently approved Complera product combines its drug Truvada with Janssen's Edurant). —Will Leskin, SVP, research & consulting, GfK HealthCare
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Isavuconazole Astellas
Aspergillosis, candidiasis (Ph. III)
MEDI-3250 AstraZeneca
Influenza vaccine (Prereg.)
Numax AstraZeneca
Resp. syncytial virus inf. (Ph. III)
Zinforo AstraZeneca
Pneumonia/sinus infections (Ph. III)
Daclatasvir (BMS-790052) Bristol-Myers Squibb
HCV, combo therapy (Ph. III)
Ceftolozane/tazobactam Cubist
Gram-negative infections (Ph. III)
Hepatitis B vaccine 1018-ISS conjugate Dynavax
(Ph. III)
Eritoran (E5564) Eisai
Sepsis (Ph. III)
Cobicistat Gilead
HIV/AIDS (Ph. III)
Elvitegravir Gilead
HIV/AIDS (Ph. III)
Emtriva/Viread Gilead
Hepatitis B, combo therapy (Ph. III)
Flu virus vaccine, quadrivalent (Ph. III)
MenHibrix GSK
Meningococcal group C/Y infections (Prereg.)
Quadrivalent seasonal influenza virus vaccine (Ph. III)
H5N1 (pre-)pandemic influenza virus vaccine GSK
(Ph. III)
Dolutegravir (1349572) GSK/Shionogi
HIV/AIDS (Ph. III)
1349572+abacavir+lamivudine GSK
HIV/AIDS (Ph. III)
Flu virus vaccine, quadrivalent (Ph. III)
Varicella zoster vaccine (Ph. III)
Raxibacumab Human Genome Sciences
Anthrax (Ph. III)
TMC435 (simeprevir) Johnson & Johnson
Hepatitis C, combo therapy (Ph. III)
Doribax Johnson & Johnson
Nosocomial pneumonia (Prereg.)
MK-7009 (vaniprevir) Merck
Hepatitis C, combo therapy (Ph. III)
V 212 Merck
Inactivated varicella-zoster vaccine (Ph. III)
V 503 Merck
HPV vaccine (Ph. III)
DTP-HepB-Polio-Hib vaccine Merck/sanofi pasteur
(Ph. III)
Aeroquin Mpex
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Essentia Health welcomes pathologist
Essentia welcomes pathologist
Dr. Thomas Ortmeier, a pathologist, has joined Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Ortmeier is an experienced pathologist who both diagnoses surgical specimens and maintains quality standards for the facility's lab work.
He earned his medical degree from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine in Vermillion, S.D. He completed his residency in the Pathology Training Program there.
Ortmeier has a special interest in diagnosing changes in the cells of the breast. He is certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties in anatomic and clinical pathology.


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Heat dangerous for exercise on mid-Missouri trails
Experts: Even early morning, late evening exercise dangerous in heat
COLUMBIA, Mo. - When Kym Smith, of Kingdom City, put her bike back on the rack in the MKT Trail parking lot just off West Boulevard Wednesday, she knew it had been time to stop.
"My buddies just left me," she said. "They've already biked since Jeff City and they'll hit 35 miles by the time they hit Flat Branch, so I just said 'go ahead, I'm stopping here.'"
With temperatures hovering in the mid-90s and heat indices even higher, experts are warning that even early morning and late evening exercise outdoors can be dangerous.
"Definitely if you start getting nauseous, with heat exhaustion, you're going to really start sweating profusely," said Wilsons Fitness Manager Jeff Smith. "You're already exercising, but if your heart rate is faster than it should be you're in trouble."
There was no one exercising outside the Wilsons Fitness on Forum Boulevard, even as the sun started to set Wednesday. Smith said it was because of the continued heat.
"Coming up with a different option, a different workout plan and getting in some place with air conditioning is just smart," he said.
Back at the MKT Trail, Kym Smith, no relation to Jeff, was putting her water bottle and snacks away. An avid rider, she told ABC 17 News those were critical pieces to keeping safe, along with her cell phone.
"Your body tells you and you'll have signs if you're getting too hot and overheated," she said. "You've just got to pay attention."
Smith and her friends had been on the trails all day, and reported having them much to themselves as people stayed away during the heat, even as the sun went down.


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A certain lugubrious prince had a difficult time in another Danish household, but that was all tea and sympathy compared to the turbulent family in Festen. The compelling drama, directed by Tony Estrella, runs through February 12 at the Gamm.
In a reversal of the usual order, it's adapted from the 1998 Danish film, The Celebration; that was written by Thomas Vinterberg, Morgens Rukov, and Bo Hr. Hensen, adapted by English playwright David Eldridge. The Gamm production is well-accomplished, although characters are sometimes too-lightly sketched in the script. But the story does capture our interest, as malevolent ambiguities unfold against the background of tailgate party frivolity.
The occasion is the 60th birthday of the Hansen family patriarch, Helge (Will Lyman), a dignified gentleman of charm and good humor. In a grim concurrence, though the all-night party is remarkably festive, the birthday celebrants are returning from the funeral of Helge's daughter Linda, who inexplicably committed suicide in that family home a few days before.
An awful surprise emerges in the first half-hour, an accusation of horrific parental abuse, with suspense maintained for most of the rest of the play by the question of whether it is true. The accuser, the late Linda's twin brother, Christian (Steve Kidd), seems to be a stable fellow. But we learn that as a boy he was a hell-raiser, cruel, on one occasion burning the toys of his siblings, out of his "twisted spirit," as his father puts it. Could the charge be a horrendously out-of-proportion getting-back, a sick metaphor for some less extreme truth?
The only thing we're sure we know about Christian, until the end, is his attachment to his dead sister, underscored by fond glances at his brother's little girl (Emeline Herreid). Could a man capable of such dedicated sibling love be capable of such a terrible fabrication?
It is brother Michael (Alexander Platt) who is the unstable one these days, his opening scene a tantrum of abusive rants toward his long-suffering wife, even before he's reminded that he wasn't invited to his father's party. He's proud of his sadistic habits, to the point of brightly advising his young daughter, after he has been rude to the servants, that "when the workers hear from their betters, they listen."
This informs us that he has been so instructed in brutal people skills by the previous generation, in turn passing them on. Having served his part as social evil personified, at his father's command he makes no more scenes. Why not, though, have us glimpse his feral self glowering silently now and then in the background, an even more useful metaphor? Such a unifying tension would be useful.
Individuals, though, remain tense. Nervous sister Helene (Casey Seymour Kim) seems to have survived her childhood with nothing more disruptive than a penchant for black boyfriends. Her date for the day, Gbatokai (Amos Hamrick), starts out having an easy time, until most of the ensemble join in on an exuberantly racist ditty, revealing where they're really at.
Mette, mean Michael's wife, isn't played as a passive punching bag by Karen Carpenter, so at first we wonder why she would stay with such a boor. Later we might guess that it's a sexual bond, but their brief coupling seems, for her, to be just to calm him down.
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For my mother's 80th birthday
I love scraps!
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For my mother's 80th birthday
I love scraps!
I think she's gonna love it!!! Beautiful job!!! I love scraps too!
I like the whole thing, but the back is so perfect. :D my backs are never quite straight. so I keep them one color
Nice job, and thanks for sharing the back so we can see all that quilting, wow!
Woohooo! Nice job - great scrappy bright happy quilt!
Thanks for sharing. :D
Sharon, that's very sweet, I know she'll think of you everytime she gets under it. I particularly like the pieced back, I've never done it because I was afraid it wouldn't look good but that looks just fine.
BTW I like the front too! LOL
Great job, I too love the back. Did you quilt it yourself?
What a great job. It is beautiful and I am sure she will love it. Thanks for sharing and being an inspiration.
Looks great!
What a great job, I'm sure your Mum will love it. Thanks for showing the back, love being able to see all the quilting.


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posted at 10:41 pm on June 4, 2012 by Allahpundit
What do New Yorkers say? "Fuhgetaboutit."…
An exclusive NY1-Marist College poll finds most New Yorkers are opposed to the mayor's plan, as 53 percent say it is a a bad idea and only 42 percent say it is a good one.
Most New Yorkers, 52 percent, say they are not convinced it will work. Only 45 percent say they think a ban on large sodas and other sugary drinks will help people lose weight.
Bold actions to protect the public's health always stir controversy at first. Smoke-free bars and restaurants, trans fat restriction and calorie posting in restaurants were all met with skepticism, but are now widely popular in New York City. They are also saving many lives each year, and life expectancy in New York City is outpacing that of the United States…
[S]tudies show that people given larger portions simply consume more without noticing it or reducing calorie consumption at subsequent meals. And portion sizes of sugary drinks have ballooned drastically over the last 50 years, from 12 ounces to 32 ounces for a large beverage at a typical fast-food restaurant, not as a result of consumer demand but because of corporate decisions…
Under our proposal, people could still choose to drink as much soda as they want. If 16 ounces (promoted as enough for three people in the 1950s!) is not enough, people could purchase two portions. Is that too much an inconvenience to reverse a national health catastrophe?
Under the spirit of the proposed Bloomberg ban, a super-strength beer would be considered less of public nuisance than the sports drink or the soda. At present, there is no suggestion that the ban will apply at all to alcoholic beverages.
While the language of the ban has yet to be formalized, other things that are not alcoholic but are also expected to be passed over include the 870-calorie, 22-ounce chocolate McCafe milkshakes at McDonald's and the 670-calorie, 24-ounce Venti Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino Blended Crème at Starbucks.
[P]ublic health advocates contend that letting everyone make their own choices has led the country to $192 billion per year in medical bills for obesity-related care. That's a tab everyone ends up paying part of via Medicare, Medicaid and soaring rates for private health insurance.
"There is nobody on the face of the planet who needs a soda, let alone a 32-ounce soda," said Robert Lustig, a pediatric obesity researcher at the University of California at San Francisco who is a vocal proponent of restrictions on sugary drinks…
"If New York City's initiative succeeds, it really opens up a new front," said Michael Jacobson, executive director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, an advocacy group. "I'm sure it will encourage other cities and states to seek similar measures to reduce portion sizes."
When I was a kid, Coca-Cola came in 6-ounce glass bottles, and that seemed like plenty. It wasn't all that long ago that a 12-ounce soda was considered perfectly sufficient—even large. But walk into any pizzeria or deli these days and you'll have a very hard time even finding 12-ounce cans of anything. 20-ounce plastic bottles are now considered the standard single-serving size. The same thing has happened with hot drinks. Remember the Starbucks 8-ounce "short" cup of coffee? That's not on the menu anymore. If you walk in and ask for a small, you get a 12-ounce "tall." Small is tall.
The reason for all this supersizing is basic economics. When you go to a McDonalds or Wendy's, the cost of serving you is pretty much fixed because what they have to spend on the food is almost negligible compared to what they pay for their workers and floor space. However, if they can get you to pay, say, 25 cents more for 5 cents worth of soda, the franchise owner earns a tidy profit and you walk out the door thinking you've gotten an absolutely fantastic deal by paying only a few extra pennies for a drink that's as big as your head…
The ban on large drinks, on the other hand, could reset our notion of what a normal beverage serving looks like, and that could make all the difference.
I believe America is in a crisis now, not only of corporate or governmental social responsibility, but of personal social responsibility; we're uncertain of whether Wall Street or Uncle Sam has our best interest at heart, but just the same we should be looking at our neighbor. Our problem is not simply a matter of sugar, fat and salt; it is a matter of choice, behavior and education. We live in a country where we make sure our children are mathematically educated enough to figure out that two 16-ounce sodas will get them their Big Gulp fix, but where roughly 96 percent of them are not required to have daily physical education classes in school. What exactly are we teaching them about behavior and choice?…
Type 2 diabetes, in which insidious sugar sources like soda play a big role, costs this country in excess of $174 billion each year. Most Type 2 diabetics know that their lifestyles are unhealthy but do not take adequate action to prevent or reverse the disease. And who pays for it? How would we react to a corporation that did the very same? (Note: This is NOT an attack on diabetics; I am merely illustrating a point.)
And my point is simply this: Drinking soda, or better stated, our right to drink soda, is actually good for us. Isn't that what makes America great? We're the land of free choice. However, when government takes an arbitrary legislative potshot at the symptom, not the cause, of a problem, how much better off are we? Do we want to be hobbled by government making lifestyle choices for us, or empowered by government teaching and supporting better choices? I for one would much rather see legislation making daily physical education and nutrition classes mandatory for our students, ingraining better lifestyles and choices. And I'd love to see the Big Gulp yanked — not due to legislation, but due rather to poor sales from a healthy, educated consumer.
Sugary drinks now provide 7% of the calories in the American diet, the largest single national source of calories. Teen boys average more than a quart of sugary soda per day. Even adults who say they are trying to lose weight still drink more two 12-ounces cans per day, on average…
Some object that the mayor's proposal to restrict serving sizes will restrict liberty. But the liberty restricted is not the liberty of the soda-drinker. If they wish, soda drinkers can buy a 2-liter bottle of soda at the grocery for about $1.70 and pour as much of it down their throats as they wish. The liberty that is being restricted is the liberty of the soda seller to manipulate known human weaknesses to the seller's advantage and the buyer's detriment.
Human beings are not reasoning machines. We are animals who have inherited certain propensities not always well-adapted to modern urban life. We evolved in conditions of food scarcity. Our bodies have adapted to store food energy against famine; our subrational minds crave sweetness. The sugary beverage industry has invested massively to understand better how to use our very human natures against us.
Are we not capable stewards of our own welfare? In general, yes, but the government has taxed cigarettes to high heaven, as a means (successful) of steering us away from them, and made it illegal to partake of many recreational drugs. Like those substances, heavily sugared soft drinks are wholly unnecessary and are implicated in health problems that wind up affecting all of us, not just the individual suffering from them. Food ceased to be a frontier too far when the fraction of American adults who qualify as obese climbed above one in three.
We're fat, folks. Seriously, dangerously fat. And you don't need statistics to tell you that; you just need to look around. All three people ahead of me in line in a food shop in Des Moines last month qualified as morbidly obese; they had 900 pounds — easy — among them. One of every two people in line with me at a Coney Island concession stand last weekend were carrying at least 25 extra pounds. When this many people are this overweight, you have not only an epidemic. You have a new normal, a context in which each obese person is less likely to recognize and appreciate the magnitude of his or her health problem because it's entirely unexceptional…
Is Bloomberg putting us on a slippery slope? Maybe. But we have a long way to slide before there's a cause for alarm commensurate with the urgency of the problem he's trying to whittle away at. And the government routinely meddles in the markets and our lives when private behavior has severe public consequences. We reached that larded intersection scores of Big Gulps and dozens of pounds ago.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 65% of American Adults oppose a law that would ban the sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 ounces. Just 24% favor a law like the one Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed as a way to fight obesity. Eleven percent (11%) are undecided about it.
Via the Corner.
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After noticing some other westerners waiting in a taxi, we asked if we could all go together as they needed two more people to fill their car (their family consisting of 4 kids and 2 adults was not enough according to Cambodian taxi practices)
We spent the evening walking around town. It was a nice change - a very quiet and small town, with French colonial heritage. We walked around without any motorbike riders chanting "moto, you want moto" (motorcycle taxi) - a nice relaxing place.
The next day we decided to hire a motorbike to see Kep (an old French beach side town), and some countryside as Kampot itself was quite small. After getting some hand-drawn maps from the hire place, we began the ride towards Phnom Chhnork, a small cave system with an ancient temple inside the cavern. The first obstacle however was that the bridge across the river had collapsed due to an overloaded truck (about 3 weeks before), so we had to cross on a floating bridge - built a number of wooden platforms tied together and floating with empty petrol drums
Continuing out towards the caves was amazing, passing picturesque houses surrounded by fields, smiling faces from the locals and a sea of kids running from their homes to say "hello" and wave as we putted past. It was really quite uplifting from the warm welcome we were receiving.
We eventually found the monastery where the caves were near with a little help from the locals (really fun trying to pronounce the name of the caves "Chhnork"!!!). We walked over to where three monks were sitting on a bamboo shade hut and tried to communicate. We had read in our guidebooks that the monks protect the caves and we tried to establish which direction we needed to go to get to the entrance. Two of the monks then proceeded to show us the way! (I later read in the guidebook that for guides - the local kids could show the way - oops!). So we wandered up to the caves, where one of them rested and the other took us to the ancient temple inside. The monk then proceeded to light some incense and motioned Christie to put it in the incense holders.
By this stage some other foreigners had ventured down (with the local kids!) and they were going to go further into the cave system
Making it back to the bike, our monk friend wanted us to stay a while and he showed us all around the monastery, happily posing for photos. He was really quite a character and was laughing all the time (at us???). Every time we would go to leave he would say "stop"! and want to show us something else. We finally bid him farewell, and then brushed off the cave dirt and headed to the old beach town of Kep, famous now for its seafood. We polished off a nice seafood lunch and then had a quick explore around the coastline of Kep. Although its main beach was not all that pretty, Kep was quite serene and had a very relaxed feel about it.
We continued the "back way" towards Kampong Trach, about 40 km away and getting close to the Vietnam border
Glenn stayed a while and the kids eventually got confidence and came closer. After getting a few photos, we returned to the bike. The kids, now confident, were at the pond edge calling out, so Glenn suddenly ran towards them, hands up, and they screamed and ran to the other side. A few more games followed, and the lady minding them was in hysterics from the kids reactions.
We continued on to Kampong Trach - not much to see in the town, and had a quick ride out towards the caves there. But getting late, we decided to head back for the long ride back to Kampot.
The following day, we decided to join a tour to Bokor, an old French hill station, long abandoned
Up the top, the buildings remaining are a bit of a ghost town, and the whole area was covered in fog to make it a little eerie. After our guide took us on a small walk through the forest and showed us the insect eating tube plants which he insisted the locals called "dick plants", because of, well, what they looked like, he then proceeded to keep us "entertained" on the way down by telling really poor jokes. Still, the trip up to Bokor was not too bad, and afterwards we went to Tek Chhouu where the locals enjoy swimming in some of the cleanest rivers around. We joined in and had a swim, before finishing the trip with a sunset cruise back to Kampot. Although the sun was behind the clouds :) We had fun, but are glad that we are doing our trip independently - we have now well and truely had our tour fix for a while.
After the bouncy ride in the pick up, and riding all day the previous day, we were a little sore, but we still decided to get a bike the following day and head back to Kep. We decided to do as the locals do, and rent out a bamboo shade hut, complete with hammocks overlooking the beach and eat our seafood lunch there after whiling the time away in the hammocks of the beach hut. A nice spot to let the afternoon pass.
We finished the day by going back on the road towards the caves, to see the amazing countryside once more. The people are just so amazingly friendly, we will never forget them or the sights we saw here. From the many hellos, to the lady came who up to us to show us her catch of fish for the day - she was so proud, and the tiny little kids riding adults bikes that were way to big for them but they managed just by standing on the pedals, a very cute sight. Kampot and its surrounds has really been a highlight in Cambodia!


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Charles Boustany
Last Modified: Saturday, December 08, 2012 9:29 PM
BATON ROUGE (AP) — U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany will return to Congress for a fifth term after handily defeating his fellow Republican congressman, Jeff Landry, in a runoff election.
The two men were forced into the same congressional district when Louisiana lost a seat because of anemic population growth in the latest federal census.
Boustany will represent the 3rd District covering southwest Louisiana and Acadiana in Congress next year.
The race had been attack-heavy, since both men ran as conservative Republicans and had little philosophical ground in which to distinguish themselves.
The district design favored Boustany, a traditional Republican candidate allied with House Speaker John Boehner. Landry, a freshman congressman, was the tea party favorite.
The following is a parish-by-parish ballot for Southwest Louisiana that will be updated with results throughout the night:
• Oakdale mayor: Gene Paul defeated Andrew Hayes (incumbent).
• Rec. District 6 renewal of a 10-year, 5-mill property tax for maintenance, operation and improvement of recreation facilities in the Reeves area. The tax will generate $54,000 annually. RESULT: Passed.
• Fire District 3 continuance of a 15-year, 13-mill property tax for operation, maintenance and improvement of facilities in the Fairview/Grant area and to fund bonds. The tax would have generated $55,000 annually. RESULT: Failed.
• A 15-year, one-quarter percent sales tax for construction, improvement, maintenance and operation of the parish courthouse to include equipment and furnishings and to fund bonds. The tax will generate $1.2 million. RESULT: Passed.
• Merryville decided on two separate tax issues for streets and solid waste.
1) A 20-year, 1 percent sales tax for operation, improvement and maintenance of streets. The tax will generate $147,000 annually. RESULT: Passed.
2) A 20-year, 1 percent sales tax to pay the cost of solid waste services, including collection fees and operation and maintenance. The tax will generate $147,000 annually. RESULT: Passed.
•Jennings renew and rededicate a 25-year, 1 percent sales tax of which $500,000 annually will pay off the debt for sewage collection and disposal facilities. Collection of the taxes is estimated at $2.4 million annually. RESULT: Passed.
• Lake Arthur decided on three separate tax renewals for recreation, streets and drainage.
1) Continuation of a 10-year, 2.84 mill tax for recreation. The tax will be used for maintaining, operating and improving recreational facilities and parks in the town. The measure represents a .34 mill increase over the 2.5 mills currently levied. It will bring in $24,600 annually. RESULT: Passed.
2) Renew a 10-year, 5.51 mills tax for the maintenance and upkeep of streets and alleys. The tax will generate $47,800 annually. RESULT: Passed.
3) Renew separate 10-year, 5.51 mills tax for the maintenance and upkeep of the town's drainage system and drainage ditches. The measure will bring in $47,800 annually. RESULT: Passed.
• Authorize an additional homestead exemption for certain disabled veterans and surviving spouses in accordance with the Louisiana Constitution. RESULT: Passed.
• The School Board is seeking maintenance tax continuations for four school districts:
1) Pickering School District 142, Ward 4 — 10 years, 14.14 mills for operation and maintenance of school. The tax will generate $190,000 annually. RESULT: Passed.
2) Ward 5 School District 144, Ward 5 — 10 years, 18.65 mills for operation and maintenance of school. The tax will generate $327,000 annually. RESULT: Passed.
3) Ward 6 School District 161, Ward 6 — 10 years, 12.68 mills for operation and maintenance of school. The tax will generate $44,000 annually. RESULT: Passed.
4) Ward 8 School District 151, Ward 8 — 10 years, 14 mills for operation and maintenance of school. The tax will generate $34,000 annually. RESULT: Passed.


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Cardinals select Melvin Ingram.
cowboys mark barron
I can also see the Seahawks doing their best to leap frog Kansas City if Tannehill falls past Miami.
[quote user="greenca190"][quote user="rainierjef"][quote user="Spedracer"]With the 11th pick in the 2012 NFL draft, the Kansas City Chiefs select...
Ryan Tannehill, QB - Texas A&M
New Coach and Matt Cassel is not the future. Chiefs kicked the tires on Manning because they are looking for a new QB.[/quote] wow bold prediction and its not too far fetched good call that puts the browns in a bind if it plays out like that they might be willing to trade out of the first for some extra picks this year and next year.
The Chiefs have been linked to Tannehll for the last two weeks. Not too bold of a prediction.[/quote] really? i didn't know hmmm.
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[quote user="greenca190"]Eagles, pick 15, Fletcher Cox.[/quote]
you broke the rules haha
Jets take stephen hill
with the 17th pick in the 2012 nfl draft the Bengals select -Reily Reiff, OL iowa
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Made splits from a friends hives yesterday. All was fine n dandy until we got in the bottom box of the strongest hive. We had protective gear on, thankfully, because they went from normal to ticked in 5.2. My friend who was on the other end of the barn about 75-100 feet away began to get guarded. Next thing you know she had several head bumping her and getting caught in her hair. Long story short, she took about 30 stings. Likewise, the two of us working the hives were getting headbutted pretty bad, which had no effect due to our Veils. But we began to walk away and kept walking, and walking, and walking, out in the field about half a football field distance away and about 15 bees chased us the whole way. This is only my second spring but my gut tells me these bees are too hot. To be honest I was thinking requeen, they aren't my hives but if asked to help, I would be scared to. Yesterday we didn't visualize either queen, but both hives had tons of eggs. We did smoke liberally. I would imagine they will want to leave them alone for a while, but my questions are:
1: what would you do next?
2: will the daughter queens be mean?
Thanks in advance for your help.