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VetriScience® Laboratories' UT Strength Feline can be used long term for those cats that are prone to urinary tract issues or crystals. UT Strength contains D-Mannose' a naturally occurring simple sugar that removes harmful bacteria by attachment and voiding. It's absorbed eight times slower than glucose and is not converted to glycogen or stored in the liver when ingested. Rather' D-Mannose goes directly into the blood stream from the kidneys to the bladder. The bacteria displaced by D-Mannose are responsible for 80 to 90 percent of UTIs. Antibiotic treatment may cause an imbalance in the normal flora. UT Strength Feline also features N-acetyl glucosamine or NAG' an important form of glucosamine found in the body. It is the form that is used for the production of glycoproteins. The glycoprotein layer in the mucosal lining of the urinary tract has a high content of NAG. This layer of mucosal cells is the protective barrier against acids and bacteria.
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UT Strength Feline 60 Bite-Sized Chews
UT Strength Feline by Vetri-Science Laboratories is an excellent product for preventing recurrent urinary tract infections in my cat who used to get UTI's virtually every 3-4 months. Since using this product, she might have a very minor occurrence once or twice per year. This product is also about half the cost through PureFormulas than at my vet's office!
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Every law abiding, pro-gun citizen in Chicago, no,... make that in Illinois, should pack their things and move out of State. Let the State dry up. Face it, they will never get the 2nd Amendment rights they should have had already.
Oh, by the way Mr Chief Smarty pants, a concealed permit holder is not going turn toward one of your goons with a pistol in their hand in the first place.

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Should the America's Cup be brought back to New Zealand, it would drive more than $500 million into the economy, economists say.
That's if the same number of syndicates and superyachts show up as for the unsuccessful 2003 defence.
That event generated $529 million of value for the New Zealand economy, making a significant contribution to national GDP, an economic impact report commissioned by the Ministry of Tourism found.
And $450 million of that went directly into Auckland.
In the lead up to the 2003 competition, the biggest spenders were the 10 syndicates and their communities, including Team New Zealand, which spent $224 million; superyachts and other yachts ($155 million) and international visitors ($49 million).
And a similar report into the impact of the 1999-2000 America's Cup suggested the regatta generated $640 million of economic activity.
Greg Akehurst, a director of Market Economics, which estimated the 2003 economic impact for the Ministry of Tourism, said he would expect a defence of the Cup to generate $0.5 billion or more in revenue.
However, given that Emirates Team New Zealand hadn't even taken the Cup from Oracle Team USA yet there were many uncertainties.
"It's a $0.5 billion question and a huge unknown," Mr Akehurst said.
"We shouldn't count our chickens before they hatch."
Mr Akehurst spoke to representatives of the marine industry this week and he said their target would be to attract 100 superyachts for the event. On average during the last defence, they spent $1.5 million each.
However, economic conditions had changed in the past decade so it wasn't known whether New Zealand could expect similar numbers of big spenders.
And it's also unknown how many syndicates would challenge for the Cup.
"I think some of the reality is that there just isn't enough talent to build the kind of boats required to be competitive at this level and I think Team New Zealand and Oracle might have gobbled them up and there wasn't anything else ... Oracle even built its boat here."
On Monday, Prime Minister John Key said any defence of the America's Cup in New Zealand was likely to get taxpayer backing from the Government to the tune of more than $40 million.
"I mean I think the Cup would bring the Viaduct bursting back into life once more as it did a decade or so ago."
Meanwhile, Waterfront Auckland has already prepared for an Emirates Team New Zealand win, having earmarked land on six sites for possible syndicate bases.


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This isn't a joke, but good god, I wish it was. Rape is never, EVER right. If a person – man or woman – says no, that means NO. And no amount of wearing jeans can change that.
I'm so disgusted by this. It makes me physically ill… which is impressive, because I'm already physically ill. Ugh. Here are some details from the Daily Mail posting:
A man was acquitted of rape today after a jury agreed his victim could not have been sexually assaulted while wearing skinny jeans.
Nicholas Gonzales, 23, told a court in Australia that sex with the 24-year-old woman was consensual, despite her claim he had ripped off her size six skinny jeans before the attack.
The Sydney jury sent a note to the judge during the trial asking for more information about 'how exactly Nick took off her jeans'.
The note from a jury member added: 'I doubt those kind of jeans can be removed without any sort of collaboration.'
This is so despicable it makes my head spin. This is only mildly related to jeans, but I can't possibly fathom how that kind of argument even came into play much less got him acquitted.
And, as someone who CAN take off my skinny jeans (well, some pairs) without even UNBUTTONING them, this disgusts me even more, knowing that I can prove the distinct inaccuracies in their overwhelmingly flawed logic. People need to get their heads checked if they truly believe this tripe.
If you've been raped or assaulted, please remember: it was NOT your fault. As someone who has dealt with sexual abuse in the past, I know exactly where you're coming from… and you cannot blame yourself. You did NOT wear something that let the guy think you were "asking for it". You didn't go out looking to be violated and disrespected. And you don't need to protect him.
No means NO, and you deserve respect. Please, PLEASE take care of yourself and get help. There are some amazing groups that are out there… you do not need to suffer, and you do not need to have your life taken away from you because some boy (no man would ever rape a woman) couldn't manage his own issues and "instincts".
Contact RAINN for more ways that you can get support or offer a hand to help others.


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For personal safety reasons, I'm going to ask anyone who chooses to share this post to please not tag me on any social media sites. Thank you. ______________It's not a sin to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual. And I don't mean it like some folk mean it--"It's not a sin to be gay! Just to act on your gayness." To quote my grandmother-in-law, "That's horse piss!" Acting gay, lesbian, or bisexual--finding members of your own sex attractive; crushing on, dating, marrying, flirting with, and/or sl … [Read more...]
A Benediction for My Fellow Queer Christians
The Answer To Sexual Shame is Not MORE Sexual Shame, Carson T. Clark
[Content Note: Sexual and Spiritual Abuse]When I was 16, I dated an abuser who was constantly coercing me into having sex with him. I had been raised in fundamentalist purity culture, so I thought of sex as something gross and scary. My boyfriend at the time tried to combat those feelings by sending me on guilt trips and by holding me to his manipulative, subjective standards of "responsibility."He'd say things like, "You hugging me turned me on. You're a horrible person if you turn a … [Read more...]
Embodied Faith is a Faith I Can Live With
Today, I'm guest posting at Suzannah Paul's blog on the topic of Embodied Faith. This is a really important topic to me--the idea that my faith matters to my body and to the experiences I have in my body has been so healing and freeing for me. So, I hope you'll check out my post and the other posts in Suzannah's series on Embodied Faith!Here's a quick preview: What theological insight can I gain from my body and from my bodily experiences?In my depression, I can meet with the suffering … [Read more...]
Privilege in Christian Pacifism: My Life is Not Your Thought Exercise
I wrote this post a few days ago and had it scheduled for today, but since h00die_R is hosting a synchroblog at Political Jesus on the topic of pacifism, I thought I'd link up! Check it out and see if you'd be interested in participating. I've been thinking about pacifism lately. It's come up in my church, in Twitter discussions, and in blog posts. This is not a response specifically to any recent discussions of pacifism, but since it keeps coming up I do want to let out some of the thoughts … [Read more...]
"You Are Not Your Own:" People Belong To Their Partners
This post is part of a series called"You Are Not Your Own," focusing on rape and sexual assault in Christian relationship/dating booksTrigger Warning for rape, sexual assaultNote: this research mainly focused on female rape. Though it is not the focus of my project, male rape is a huge problem as well–1 out of every 10 rape victims is male. I wanted to make it clear that, despite the focus of my study, it is not only women (and definitely not only cisgender women) who face sexual violenc … [Read more...]
When Anger Saved My Life
Trigger Warning for Descriptions of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, Self Injury, and Rape. I am angry.I mean, not right now. I'm actually fairly calmly sipping a lemon-berry shandy and chatting with my fiance about the use of F-bombs in Breaking Bad. I just mean in general. I get angry quite often, and I often hear things like "Why are you so angry?"I hate hearing things like this (in fact, thinking about them might be making me a little...angry). I hate it when people te … [Read more...]
"You Are Not Your Own:" So, whose are you?
This post is part of a series called"You Are Not Your Own," focusing on rape and sexual assault in Christian relationship/dating booksTrigger Warning for rape, sexual assault, victim blaming, and dehumanizationNote: this research mainly focused on female rape, so I am not sure if the same trends toward rape myth acceptance would apply in cases of male rape. If anyone wants to see if research has been done on that subject and report back, feel free. Though it is not the focus of my proj … [Read more...]
Women matter.
I was at a rock concert last week and a stranger felt me up. I froze for several seconds--couldn't breathe, couldn't move as those hands moved up and down my waist. Finally, I found the courage to elbow the person in the stomach. Then, I went to the bathroom and cried and ended up missing half of The Darkness singing "Love on the Rocks with No Ice."But a week later, I can still feel those hands. Every time I sit down to write. Every time I look in the mirror. Every time I have a positive … [Read more...]
So, what about the men?
1 in 6 boys will be sexually assaulted by age 18.*1 in 33 men will be experience completed or attempt rape in his lifetime.*52% of gay men will experience coercion from a partner*22% of male prison inmates will be raped during their incarceration**Out of all the victims of murder by an intimate partner, about 1/4 are male.***Even as victims, men who leave abusive female partners have a high risk of losing custody of their children.****And, even though it is estimated that men make up … [Read more...]
Stop giving a damn!
This morning, I counted how many days it's been since I last wrote something.Six days.Six long days where I was unable to write.At first, I wondered if I've had writer's block. But, no. I've had so many ideas for blog posts lately that my brain can hardly juggle them all. No, writer's block isn't the problem.The problem is that I started giving a damn.Like most people, I spent the majority of my life giving a damn what people thought about me. I wanted to be liked. I wanted to be … [Read more...]


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Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) is among the top industrial dividends that we have been following and one about which we have become concerned in recent months.
The company produces half of its sales from home furnishings, a hard hit market brought about by the current state of the economy. The other major division of the company's sales are from retail store fixtures, industrial products and automotive seats, so some investors like to play the company as a way of benefiting from increased corporate spending. Barrons's noted these facts over the weekend and rang our opinions for the dangers beleaguering Leggett & Platt's dividend.
We ought note that Leggett & Platt has actually been a dependable dividend raiser over the past few years and its five-year rate of growth of 12% is superlative.
That said, sales have been slowing and profit increases are all but extinct. The debt burden and free cash flow rate are not separated by much so the debt isn't too concerning, but Leggett & Platt's disbursement ratio is an impressive 417%. Plus, the current yield of 5.5% is nearly two points above the five-year average. We prospect that pay out ratio as unsustainable unless earnings increase dramatically.
Barron's projects Leggett & Platt should earn 64 cents a share in 2009 and 99 cents in 2010. That's impressive earnings growth, but not adequate to substantiate an annual payout of $1.04 a share. Barron's states critics think Leggett & Platt requires to earn $2 a share to financially support such a payout and that asset gross revenue have faded Leggett & Platt's revenue model while most of its free cash flow goes to paying the dividend, meaning not much is left for acquisitions that could be used to boost earnings and market share.
The stock is expensive at 19 times earnings and we agree with the Barron's thesis that Leggett & Platt's dividend could be threatened.


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New Levy County Schools Assistant Superintendent Gina Tovine is already hip-deep in addressing the greatest challenges affecting area schools. Tovine spoke at Tuesday's school board meeting, giving an update on Florida Schools Accountability policy.
Florida Department of Education recently released school grades, and the news was mostly good. District-wide, there has been steady improvement, with Levy County gaining steadily in points each year and earning a grade of "B" again this year.
Warning to Levy County students: you already weren't allowed to use your cellphone, pager or cellphone digital camera during the school day. Now you're really not allowed to.
At Tuesday's meeting of Levy County School Board, Director of Curriculum Patrick Wnek presented some changes to the Student Code of Conduct, the manual that governs student discipline in county schools.
LEXINGTON, KY – The agriculture program at Williston High School in Williston, Fla., has been selected as the 2009 Florida Outstanding Middle/Secondary School Agricultural Education Program. Robert Philpot and Chris Wilder serve as instructors for the program.
The Central Florida Community College Levy Center in Chiefland has received the new July-December 2009 Continuing Education schedules. Please stop by the center at 114 Rodgers Blvd. to pick up your free copy. Schedules are also available at the libraries in Levy County.
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Perkins Financial Group announces the 2009 recipients of the Perkins Financial Group Scholarship and the winner of the prestigious President's Scholarship for $6,000.
After 36 years in the classroom, Yvonne Perry, right, is calling it quits and last week family, friends, co-workers and former students honored her with a retirement reception at Williston Middle School. Strings 'n Things violinists Fritz Junker and Wyeth Read were accompanied by Lisa Posteraro and played harmonious music as Perry greeted guests.
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William and Norma Schossler, $500
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Capital City Group Foundation, $1,000
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CFCC Academic Distinction, $700 per term, $2800 total
Town of Bronson, $1,000
Levy County Food Service, $100
Levy County Schools Foundation, $500
Barfield Group, $500
Milton E. Sims Memorial, $500
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On June 2, the Williston Sr. FFA Chapter met to elect its new officers for the upcoming school year. After the student-run election, the results were as follows: President—Pete Dola, Vice-President— Rachel Brannan, Secretary— Kaitlyn Wilson, Treasurer— Arielle Shirley, Reporter— Ashton Bloom, Sentinel— Michael Holder, Chaplain— Ashley Bowling, Parliamentarian— Victoria Sandlin, Historian— LilyAnn Greestein. Back, from left, Pete Dola, Michael Holder, Kaitlyn Wilson, Rachel Brannan, Ashley Bowling.
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Butter prices are steady to higher with many butter manufacturers on
the home stretch of finishing up print orders for the upcoming
holidays. The market tone is firm on strong seasonal domestic demand
and active export sales. Cream supplies firmed up, resulting in some
butter churn operators to pay increased prices. Production rates are
mostly steady. Butter inventories are light to moderate with some
manufacturers concerned about not being able to put away enough
stocks for demand in future months. Bulk butter prices range from
market to 12 cents over the market, based on the CME Group and
various indices. Grade AA butter at the CME Group closed 2 cents
higher Wednesday to $1.9700, up 6.5 cents from a week ago. The NASS
Cold Storage report noted U.S. butter stocks as of February 28, 2014
were 163.7 million pounds, an increase of 20% or 26.9 million pounds
from a month ago, but a decrease of 31% or 74.7 million pounds
compared to a year ago. This week, Cooperatives Working Together
(CWT) assisted on 1.185 million pounds of 82% butter for export.
Year-to-date, CWT has aided in exporting 15.495 million pounds of
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Give your Bambi eyes more definition by using high-impact eyeliner. For a pencil that won't quit, opt for Mally Beauty Evercolor Starlight Waterproof Eyeliner Singles.
Back before she founded Mally Beauty, celebrity makeup artist Mally Roncal had to MacGyver the perfect mascara for photo shoots. Her amazing beauty feat involved mascara from Italy, black pigments from Japan, and a diamond-cut lash comb from Paris. (Talk about a lot of frequent-flyer miles.) Now, she's combined the essence of those ingredients into one product. Her clump-free Volumizing Mascara lifts and plumps lashes, leaving them long and luscious in just a few strokes.
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mine goes in cycles-clean up-sew a bunch-make a mess-repeat
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
mine goes in cycles-clean up-sew a bunch-make a mess-repeat
Mt hubby is very supportive of my hobby but he, too, frequently "suggests" how I should organize everything. So far I haven't followed any of his suggestions.
NO THANKS you might judge me badly :roll:Originally Posted by grugirl
Not even Quilt Grammy. I would clap with the others for our freedom to play and express.
Way to go! I only wish my husband was a slob in his shop, but he keeps everything neat and tidy, so I can't use your argument. :(
I straightened up my quilting room this morning so I could start quilting my latest project. Even when it is straightened I still hate for non quilters to see it. I have about 6 projects lined up after I finish this quilt.
Use... My Space, Your Space... we should be able to each do whatever we want in our own spaces.
Where is everyone making their name as their signature in different colors and fonts?
This is so true RatherBe Quilting. I suppose another thing I could say is that his pull up bar hangs in my doorway. It is the only one it will work with in the house. I cannot shut my door for that reason.. so you will just have to look at it! LOL


text: AFL-CIO chief urges talks about 'the future of coal' By Ken Ward Jr. January 12, 2012 Story Share Read the speech here CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Workers and environmental activists need to get together for serious discussions about the future of the coal industry, the president of the AFL-CIO said Thursday in a major speech about global warming.Richard Trumka, former president of the United Mine Workers, said action is needed to reduce greenhouse emissions, citing scientific studies that "tell us we are headed ever more swiftly toward irreversible climate change -- with catastrophic consequences for human civilization."But Trumka also said that coal miners and many other workers fear what environmentalists call the "green economy." He called for a "just transition" to a low-carbon emissions economic system."We live on one planet, and we share a common humanity that requires respect for each others' families and communities," Trumka said. "In particular, we need dialogue between environmentalists and workers and communities about the future of coal."Trumka delivered his speech at the United Nations, during a conference called the Investor Summit on Climate Risk & Energy Solutions. The event was co-sponsored by the United National Foundation, the U.N. Office of Partnerships, and Ceres, a group that works with investors to have companies consider sustainable practices.Coal is one of the nation's largest sources of global warming pollution, representing a third of U.S. greenhouse emissions, equal to the combined output of all cars, trucks, buses, trains and boats. Most scientists recommend the nation swiftly cut carbon dioxide emissions, reducing them by about 80 percent below 2000 levels by mid-century to avoid the worst consequences of climate change.But many coalfield politicians either dismiss the science or argue that any consequences of rising temperatures are too far off to worry too much about.Trumka, though, said he's seen the evidence himself in the rural areas around his native Nemacolin, Pa. "To those who say climate risk is a far off problem, I can tell you that I have hunted the same woods in Western Pennsylvania my entire life and climate change is happening now -- I see it in the summer droughts that kill the trees, the warm winter nights when flowers bloom in January, the snows that fall less frequently and melt more quickly," Trumka said.Trumka said the labor movement favors addressing climate change, and knows that doing so will involve creating new jobs to retrofit factories and power plants, to modernize transportation systems and make dozens of other changes that will reduce emissions.But Trumka said the nation must also find a way to deal with what he said is a fundamental unfairness of dealing with climate change."Half of the electrical power in the United States comes from coal," he said. "This has been true for years. People I grew up with dig the coal that lights the lights and heats the buildings all across this country today. The world we know exists because coal miners go down to the mines. But the carbon emissions from that coal, and from oil and natural gas, and agriculture and so much other human activity-- causes global warming, and we have to act to cut those emissions, and act now."At the same time, Trumka said that environmental group campaigns that talk about ending all coal production and burning frighten the people in the coalfields where he grew up."When these folks hear "End Coal," it sounds like a threat to destroy the value of our homes, to shut our schools and churches, to drive us away from the place our parents and grandparents are buried, to take away the work that for more than a hundred years has made us who we are," he said."The truth is that in many places -- and not just places where coal is mined -- there is fear that the "green economy" will turn into another version of the radical inequality that now haunts our society -- another economy that works for the 1 percent and not for the 99 percent." Trumka said his organization "believes that honest, constructive dialogue between workers and their communities and environmental advocates, between investors and companies can forge pathways to fair and politically sustainable change-and that without it, we will not move forward."Reach Ken Ward Jr. at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Former Winfield football coaching great Leon McCoy dies 2 Gander Mountain gift cards no longer accepted 3 Innerviews: Glass artisan builds business on refusal to fail 4 Delayed mortality hidden hazard of hot-water muskie fishing 5 After one year, no progress on WV ammunition plant Fire destroys home near Tornado Previous Story State may look to voters for road funds Next Story


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Greece's lenders fail again to clinch debt deal
International lenders failed for the second week to reach a deal to release emergency aid for Greece and will try again next Monday, but Germany signalled that significant divisions remain.
Eurozone finance ministers, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank were unable to agree in 12 hours of overnight talks in Brussels on how to make the country's debt sustainable. They want a solution before paying the next loan tranche which is urgently needed to keep Greece afloat.
Several European officials played down the delay, saying the disagreements were technical and a deal would be reached when they meet again on Monday.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said he was confident the funding gap could be filled by a mixture of letting Greece buy back its own debt at a discount, tapping ECB profits on Greek bond purchases, and lowering interest rates on government loans to Athens, but not below the cost to lenders.
"Additional measures are needed and we have spoken about this intensively with the International Monetary Fund. We agree essentially that the gap can and will be filled, that a buyback programme of Greek debt on the market will be carried out," Schaeuble told reporters.
Schaeuble earlier told conservative lawmakers at a closed-door briefing that the lenders were split over how to define debt sustainability and fill a hole in Greek finances.
"He sees the extension of the debt sustainability goal as one of the main bones of contention. The other is how to cover the Greek financing gap of €14 billion through 2014," said one lawmaker who attended the meeting of Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right Christian Democrats in Parliament.
European governments want to give Greece an extra two years, until 2022, to cut its debt to a sustainable level of 120 per cent of GDP but the IMF does not agree.
The Europeans, led by Germany, are refusing to write off any loans. Both options would make it easier for Greece to meet the targets in the bailout programme.
Merkel told the lawmakers the gap could be plugged by lowering interest rates on loans to Greece, extending their maturity to 30 years from 15, and increasing guarantees provided to the eurozone's temporary EFSF bailout fund, in which Germany would take its share, a participant said.
"I believe there are chances, one doesn't know for sure, but there are chances to get a solution on Monday," Mrs Merkel told the Bundestag.
Greece needs the next €31 billion aid tranche to keep servicing its debt and avoid bankruptcy. Its next major repayment is in mid-December.
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Sometimes it's really useful to have a handy international super villain around when you need a boost of surrealism in your life.
Special Guest Star
Ben Gracewood (from the internet), talking about going over to Famous International Supervillain Kim Dotcom's place with Discourse regular and TV superstar José Barbosa to have a swim.
- Swim at Kim's – Auckland men surprised with mansion invites (NBR)
- So, this happened. (Ben.geek.nz)
Show notes
- Asset sales bill passes by one vote(NZ Herald)
- Iwi could still hold up asset sales (3 News)
- Rodney Hide: Employment favours the keen and hard-working (NZ Herald)
- Economists demonstrate exactly why bank robbery is a bad idea (Ars Technica)
- 'Trasher Tolley' crushes boyracer car (+video) (NZ Herald)
- TV psychics 'exploited' Furlong – NZ Skeptics (3 News)
- Sensing Murder Strikes Out Again (Scoop)
- FunnyJunk attorney ropes California Attorney General into The Oatmeal lawsuit (Ars Technica)
- On Orbitz, Mac Users Steered to Pricier Hotels (WSJ)
- ACC's quota deal with Smith revealed (Stuff)
- New Jersey woman hit by ball sues Little League player for $150K-plus (CBS Sports)
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- Dan Rather Reviewed The Newsroom for Us and Liked It (Gawker)
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June 2, 2009 By Blake Harris
When we think of pandemic scenarios, it's probably the larger cities where we expect a disaster scenario to play out. After all, with millions of people packed into apartment buildings, crammed on buses and trains and brushing past one another on crowded sidewalks, what could be worse for the spread of infectious diseases?
But a group of Kansas State University engineers is finding that a truly disastrous epidemic scenario could also take place in the wide-open spaces of the Great Plains. With funding from the National Science Foundation, they are using academic models to study the spread of diseases in rural areas. They are working to identify optimal strategies for the forecast and control of disease outbreaks in such areas.
"What are used as mitigation strategies in cities will not be so effective in rural areas," said Caterina Scoglio, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, who is leading the research project. "In cities, people have a lot of informal contact with one another but looser ties."
Working with Scoglio on the project are Todd Easton, associate professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering; Robert Kooij, adjunct associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; and Walter Schumm, professor of family studies and human services.
Scoglio says that during a disease outbreak, urban residents are less likely to interact with sick neighbors and therefore less likely to contract or spread a disease. On the other hand, Schumm found that 35 percent of rural residents would be willing to visit other people in the community during a major epidemic, citing the results of a rural survey recently conducted as part of the project.
"We found that person-to-person contact is most important," Easton said in a news release. "Having a population with two times as many interpersonal contacts is more dangerous than a disease that is twice as virulent. This shows that the government's ability to limit travel during an epidemic is very important."
Not only does their research show that rural residents may be more likely to maintain normal levels of social contact than urban residents, but the researchers said that the decreased access to hospitals and physicians also make rural areas especially vulnerable during an epidemic.
Their computer models suggest that vaccines be administered to people who have contact with the largest network of friends, family, co-workers and neighbors. Scoglio said that it would be equally important to vaccinate people who don't have many contacts themselves but who are a common link between two well-connected communities.
Additionally, the researchers don't see technology like cell phones and Web calling reducing person-to-person contact among rural residents during an epidemic in the way it would for urban residents. For one thing, Easton said, rural populations tend to be older and may not have adopted some technologies as rapidly. Also, high-speed Internet connections and cellular phone service can be limited in rural areas, encouraging more interpersonal interactions in a major epidemic event.
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From September 29 through mid-November, Renault will present two of its electrified machines to the international press. The French automaker has chosen Portugal as the site for this colossal test drive and expects some 720 journalists from around the globe to come drive the 70 Fluence Z.E. and Kangoo Z.E. vehicles on hand.
They'll come from far and wide, says Renault, with media types from all of Europe, and even far away lands, including Australia, India, China, Singapore , Israel, Russia, Morocco, Algeria, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico, expected to attend the 45-day test drive event. Why Portugal? Well, it's got chargers, loads of them.
Renault chose Portugal to stage the presentation to the world press their electric models Fluence Kangoo ZE and ZE, refers to the Matador Records Bulletin magazine.
The presentation to the press started on September 29 and lasts until mid-November, with vehicles traveling between Lisbon (Airport) and Cascais (Hotel Onyria). Journalists from around the world will perform the first tests of the dynamic driving electric versions of the familiar Fluence and Kangoo passenger van.
According to the magazine "The fact that Portugal has a network of charging stations for fueling stations for electric cars was decisive for the choice of Renault benefit our country."
In all, about 70 cars provided for a total of 720 journalists from around the world. According to Matador Records Bulletin, more than 40 nationalities of journalists in Portugal, which include, in addition to all the nations of Western Europe and most of Eastern Europe, other countries far away as Australia, India, China, Singapore , Israel, Russia, Morocco, Algeria, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico.


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In order to commemorate the closing of the XXX Olympic Games in London, we here at The Main MTL would like to rewind that tape deck of yours, back to an era where rock n' roll reigned supreme. In 1976, our beloved Montreal became the first Canadian city to host the Olympic Games – a feat they completed in memorable fashion.
In a number of ways, the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal was cast in a dark shadow from the very beginning. First off, in part to prevent an international outbreak, the IOC awarded Montreal the honour in 1970, granting them victory over the two remaining superpowers. Additionally, due to fear of unpopularity amongst sovereignists, Premier of Quebec Robert Bourassa sent a letter to Canadian Monarch Queen Elizabeth II, asking her to formally decline Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's invitation to attend the games. Needless to say, his request was denied.
Furthermore, an African boycott involving 22 sovereign nations was spawned in reaction to the New Zealand rugby team's tour of apartheid South Africa. Taiwan, then known as the Republic of China, was denied permission to participate under that name, as Canada had already officially recognized the People's Republic of China. The combination of these two left 26 countries out of the competition. Drug allegations were also rampant at the Olympics, with East German swimmers in the spotlight for using anabolic steroids. Curiously, the East German swimmers won all but two gold medals in 1976.
However, of greatest importance perhaps is that the Summer Olympic Games in Montreal did not come cheap. A significant amount of construction was needed prior to the event – a large portion of which Montreal either struggled, or flat out failed, to complete in time. A number of long-lasting strikes (resulting in a loss of 155 work-days) affected construction of the Olympic Park, leading to official threats in early 1976 that the Games could be moved elsewhere.
In a prediction that would later haunt and embarrass him, mayor Jean Drapeau notoriously stated, "The Montreal Olympics can no more have a deficit, than a man can have a baby." Held from July 17 to August 1 1976, the Olympic Games cost the city of Montreal a pretty penny. Actually, let me rephrase that. The Olympics were an economic calamity for Montreal, resulting in costs of over $2 billion (1976) and leaving the city in debt for three decades. (The debt was finally paid off in December 2006, thanks to a tax placed on the purchase of tobacco. Thanks, smokers!)
The stadium, often called The Big O, has been sarcastically referred to as The Big Owe, a testament to popular sentiment regarding the financial disaster surrounding its construction and maintenance. The Olympic Stadium – now the symbol, landmark, reminder, and official headache of the Games – was opened for action without its famous tower and retractable roof, which was to be a pioneer achievement for engineers at the time. As a result of the failure, severe rainstorms affected the men's diving event as puddles formed in the high jump area, forcing Olympic athletes to clean up the mess themselves… talk about bush league!
However, despite numerous complications and drawbacks, the 1976 Summer Olympics were actually quite monumental; 27 world-records were broken over the course of the Games. Women's events in basketball, rowing, and team handball all made their Olympic debut, while field hockey was played on an artificial pitch for the first time. Amongst several other notable achievements, fourteen-year-old gymnast Nadia Comaneci of Romania was the true star of the Games, earning the first-ever perfect score of 10.0.
Unfortunately, Canada finished the Games with only five silver and six bronze medals. This was the first time that the host country of the Summer Games had not won any gold medals – a feat that we would repeat again in 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, before skier Alexandre Bilodeau won Canada's first gold medal on Canadian soil in Vancouver 2010.
In the years following the Olympics, the Montreal Expos and Montreal Alouettes moved into Olympic Stadium, staying until 2004 and 1997, respectively. Nowadays, the Olympic Stadium does not have an official host, and it remains to be seen what the future holds for The Big O, but something tells me it won't be pretty.
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Posts Tagged '2010'
Art Under $100 is TODAY from 4-10pm!Saturday, December 4th, 2010
Check out what every artist has to offer on the event page!
Check out the South Park swag for Art Under $100!Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
We're reissuing our South Park Bridge tshirts in new colors this year, in honor of the passing of our beloved bridge. In addition to the standard tees, we'll have aprons, hoodies, baby tees, and a special South Park Arts bandana! Check them all out after the jump.
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South Park Arts Announces 6th Annual Art Under $100Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
Wendy Woldenberg
(206) 763-6201
wendy [at] southparkarts.org
SEATTLE: The 6th Annual "Art Under $100" sale takes place Saturday, December 4, in Seattle's South Park neighborhood. Sponsored by South Park Arts, "Art Under $100" showcases work by artists who live and work in South Park.
Who: South Park Arts
What: 6th Annual Art Under $100 Event
When: Saturday, December 4 from 4:00pm-10:00pm
Where: South Park's Old Fire Station, 8201 10th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98108
Price: Free Entry. Art Raffle every 30 minutes.
South Park artists will knock your socks off with original, edgy works not seen at a typical holiday sale. What's more, everything is affordable, with nothing priced over $100. The event will showcase a diverse array of art, including painting, sculpture, neon, jewelry, clothing, photography, glass, letterpress, and more.
Sip wine, feast on appetizers, and actually enjoy holiday shopping.
A mysterious masked bugle boy will blow his horn every half hour to announce art raffles donated by the participating artists. Raffle tickets will be available for $2 each or 3 for $5.
All proceeds benefit South Park Arts, an organization dedicated to supporting, representing, and promoting art and artists in Seattle's South Park neighborhood.
For more information, visit: http://www.southparkarts.org
Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Park-Arts/130315736986396
View photos from the 2009 sale: http://www.southparkarts.org/events/past-events/2009-art-under-100
Here's the poster for Art Under $100!Friday, October 1st, 2010
Thank, Catherine, for another great postcard and poster set for our annual Art Under $100 sale!
Come to the sale (and buy jewelry from Catherine and great stuff from all the other artists!) on December 4, from 4-10pm at the Old Firehouse at 10th and Southern. Here's the postcard — poster after the jump.
Artists announced for Art Under $100Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Here's the artist line-up for the sixth-annual Art Under $100 sale! You'll be able to buy their fantastic wares on December 4, from 4-10pm at the Old Firehouse at 10th and Southern.
And the 2010 artists are (drumroll please)…
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Sometimes it just takes one fish...
Trip Start Jan 09, 2013
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Today we went diving at Koh Bida islands. We saw even more sea life than we did yesterday...well, it's always hard to compare dive sites, as there are various creatures. But there were definitely more schools of fish at Bida and it was like underwater heaven :-)
In the morning dive, I got a chance to see a very tropical and colorful spotted box fish. I had seen a box fish of different colors before, but this one had white polka dots against black on the top, and yellow polka dots against blue on the sides! Absolutely incredible!!! This siting made my whole day. You are also very lucky that I am becoming a better photographer and I'm able to share this beautiful creature with you ;)
Tell me this fish isn't stunning.
K did so much better today under water and I think I got her hooked on diving :). She now wants to get her Open Water certification - hehe. Check out the pics and see just a glimpse of what we saw today!
Now it's time for a sunset and beers!
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REALLY beautiful pics, what type of camera are you using.
I am gonna get scuba certified too! Start my lessons on Sunday !! I am SO inspired


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This course is intended to help animal owners, care providers, and industries to understand incident management.
The objectives of this course are to increase awareness and
preparedness among animal owners and care providers, and to describe how
typical hazards affect animals and what can be done by responsible
owners to reduce the impact of disasters.
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The Best British Short Stories of 1922 HTML version
The Birth Of A Masterpiece
By LUCAS MALET
(From The Story-Teller)
Looking back on it from this distance of time--it began in the early and ended in the
middle eighties--I see the charm of ingenuous youth stamped on the episode, the touching
glamour of limitless faith and expectation. We were, the whole little band of us, so
deliciously self-sufficient, so magnificently critical of established reputations in
contemporary letters and art. We sniffed and snorted, noses in air, at popular idols, while
ourselves weighted down with a cargo of guileless enthusiasm only asking opportunity to
dump itself at an idol's feet. We ached to burn incense before the altar of some divinity;
but it must be a divinity of our own discovering, our own choosing. We scorned to
acclaim ready-made, second-hand goods. Then we encountered Pogson--Heber Pogson.
Our fate, and even more, perhaps, his fate, was henceforth sealed.
He was a large, sleek, pink creature, slow and rare of movement, from much sitting
bulky, not to say squashy, in figure, mild-eyed, slyly jovial and--for no other word, to my
mind, so closely fits his attitude--resigned. A positive glutton of books, he read as
instinctively, almost as unconsciously, as other men breathe. But he not only absorbed.
He gave forth and that copiously, with taste, with discrimination, now and again with
startlingly eloquent flights and witty sallies. His memory was prodigious. The variety and
vivacity of his conversation, the immense range of subjects he brilliantly laboured, when
in the vein, remain with me as simply marvellous. With us he mostly was in the vein.
And, vanity apart, we must have composed a delightful audience, generously censer-
swinging. No man of even average feeling but would be moved by such fresh, such
spontaneous admiration! Thus, if our divinity melodiously piped, we did very radiantly
dance to his piping.
Oh! Heber Pogson enjoyed it. Never tell me he didn't revel in those highly articulate
evenings of monologue, gasconade, heated yet brotherly argument, lasting on to midnight
and after, every bit as much as we did! Anyhow at first. Later he may have had twinges,
been sensible of strain; though never, I still believe, a very severe one. In any case,
Nature showed herself his friend--his saviour, if also, in some sort, his executioner. When
the strain tended to become distressing, for him personally, very simply and cleverly, she
found a way out.
A background of dark legend only brought the steady glow of his--and our--present
felicity into richer relief. We gathered hints of, caught in passing smiling allusion to,
straitened and impecunious early years. He had endured a harsh enough apprenticeship to
the profession of letters in its least satisfactory, because most ephemeral, form--namely
journalism, and provincial journalism at that. This must have painfully cribbed and
confined his free-ranging spirit. We were filled by reverent sympathy for the trials and
deprivations of his past. But at the period when the members--numbering a dozen, more
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The Rebecca Davis Dance Company (RDDC), a USA Ballets Dance Company operating in Rwanda is empowering the youth impacted by the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi through dance.
Founded by Rebecca Davis in 2005, RDDC is an international non-profit using dance as a tool to educate and empower street children in post conflict countries including Rwanda.
The company opened shop in Rwanda in 2008 when Davis traveled to post-genocide countries such as Bosnia-Herzegovina and Guinea as well as Rwanda to examine the effects of ethnic conflict and the steps towards reconciliation.
During her travels, she discovered a parallel—street child who had a deep love of dance.
Returning to RDDC in Philadelphia, she decided to begin projects abroad that would give street children a safe haven through dance classes.
As Rebecca's knowledge and experience grew in the field of international development, she realized that RDDC could be positioned to help children in post-conflict areas if the dance lessons were combined with an educational model to develop street children's basic skills.
According to Davis, RDDC has introduced standardized dance and IT curricula that focus on physical movement and vocational training.
Street children need this type of dual preparation before reintegrating into society, and RDDC employs local teachers to provide this training.
In 2010, the RDDC Board of Directors decided to re-orient the company to solely focus on developing these programs abroad. Presently, RDDC has local staff in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Guinea and Rwanda.
These teams work with RDDC in the USA to operate the children's programs and host international dance instructors and educational specialists to provide the ongoing services to the local population.
A recent study conducted jointly by the National Commission for Children (NCC), and Hope and Homes for Children, a local NGO, shows that 3153 children are housed in centers, some of which even accommodate young people aged 20.
In 2012, the government of Rwanda launched an initiative that targets to close down all orphanages by the end of 2014 and find Rwandan foster parents for orphans.


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This is a spectacular cabin in the Sawtooth Mtns with amazing views of the White Clouds. This cabin feels more like a home having 6 bedrooms and 2 baths that was completely remodeled down to the studs in 2001. With its location between Petit and Alturas lake and steps away from the Salmon river and only an hour north of the Sun Valley resort, this is the ultimate getaway for the whole family.
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NEW YORK, Tuesday—I had a letter the other day from a woman who lives near me up in Dutchess County. She wrote with great feeling about the fact that she had seen young boys, who had recently been inducted into the Army, idling around different places where she had visited, such as Providence, R.I., Washington, D.C., etc., with nothing to do. They seemed to have no place to go for entertainment.
At the same time, however, in her letter she enclosed a clipping of a canteen run by an Episcopal church in Washington. This canteen is open every Saturday night with a different Espicopal church playing host and providing supper and on Sundays there is open house as well.
This seems like a good idea for churches to adopt all over the country where soldiers are in training nearby. I do not know whether there is really a lack of interest in the USO and other programs for the entertainment of our soldiers, but I must say I have not heard so much about what can be done for them as we used to hear in the past. Of course, there are many young men going into training and they should have opportunities for meeting other young people in congenial surroundings in which to have a good time. Perhaps we should all be more conscious of these needs.
This problem of young boys in the Army leads me to a conversation I had this morning with a young man driving my taxi. He recognized me and said, "Do you remember Tivoli, Mrs. Roosevelt?"
I said I most certainly did. Tivoli is a little station on the New York Central and the name of the village around that station. As a child I got off the train there with my family to go to my grandmother's house. The village at the top of the hill and farther back from the river was called Madalin. Our post office was Tivoli, though we lived five miles farther up the river. As we drove up to Tivoli along the river road we passed the Leaf-Watts school for boys on the old General DePeyster place. The boys who attended this school were orphans—and the boy driving my taxi had grown up there.
"You know," he said, "you and I come from the same place."
He had one year of high school, then went to work on a farm, and then the CCC program provided him with employment. He remarked, "That was a swell outfit. You wouldn't have so much juvenile delinquency today if the CCC program could go on all the time."
From there he went into the Army and was taken prisoner in Germany. Now he says the best part of his young life were his years in the CCC.
When we talked of the juvenile delinquency program, I wondered if he weren't right and if reactivating the CCC as a regular part of our Federal operations might be one answer to some of our teen-age problems.


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A Venetian Story
Trip Start Aug 12, 2012
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Most of the passengers appeared to be headed where we were -San Marco that is-but others were going to Lido (a great deal out of our way)
Yes two hours to San Marco from the airport. Shame on you Alilaguna our whatever your benighted name was.
So pull into San Marco, and drag our cases ashore. Turn on our trusty Google Maps to find the place and whoops, Google got to Venice, but a lot of the streets are not on the map and also Google placed our hotel in the sea. It is also off-putting to say the least, to find the streets narrow to a hallway and then suddenly blossom into a square or become blocked in scaffolding because someone is repairing their house. After a couple of attempts, we managed to navigate someway towards our hotel when we stumbled on a restaurant. The fact that we were hungry, tired and thirsty encouraged us to sit down, have a drink and a sandwich. I apparently ordered a plate of first class prosciutto ham thinking it was a sandwich. Who orders a plateful of ham? Anyway it was delicious and, as the waiter said, "Yes, there is bread", in fact a whole basketful. A beer and some water (who do you think got the beer?) also, restored some of our strength and also our spirit. Pressing on, using Google, lugging two large suitcases, lifting them over canal bridges, rolling them along the alleyways, we eventually reached our destination, http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g187870-d233892-Reviews-Hotel_La_Fenice_et_des_Artistes-Venice_Veneto.html
Look at the photos on this site, it looks quaint, it's actually irritating on some levels. For example, our bathroom could have left out the bidet and been twice as big, and it wasn't a big bidet
We walked and ate and walked some more. Bought some gifts for the folks and had a beer. Don't drink French coffee or even Italian coffee for that matter-they don't know how to get from an espresso to a smooth creamy coffee of any description. Some English towns do know to create a latte and make a fair fist of it. Not the French or the Italians. So usually we drank tea (using a tea bag - Liptons or English Breakfast), water, beer or wine.
The next day we went on a cruise to the three main islands Murano (famous for Venetian glass), Burano (famous for hand-made lace and brightly coloured houses) and Torcello (famous for being the island that Venice began as a dwelling place after the Italian shore-dwellers moved there to escape the Barbarians (....By the 5th century AD, the Huns, the Visigoths, the Lombards had started making regular incursions into Northern Italy and even Rome itself. They killed men, women, and children, and burned and looted everything in their path
We bought a small item of glass, within our price range (we were not allowed to take pictures of any items but believe me-the prices!) Ate our lunch at the next island and I almost missed the boat and basically sat out the next one as it was a 12 minute walk and Melien's legs had given up. A satisfying day's cruise for €20 each.
The last night we went to bed early to get up early, miss breakfast, in order to get to the train station before 9:30 am. I didn't trust the Public Transport but couldn't afford the Private version. So at 7:30 off to Katherine Sant' Angelo Transport Jetty to wait for, well transport. It arrived in 15 minutes, it took us to the train station and we had to fill in an hour and a half before our train left.
Oh yes! By the way, lucky we were almost 2/3 of the way through the journey before the ticket inspectors got to us. I had an email, it was legitimate, but for the next day! Oh well we all make mistakes, we purchased another ticket. I was gloomy for a while but figured that as I had not paid for tickets on the taxi ride (we simply got on and then got off) we were not square but it made me feel better.


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By TOMMY THOMPSONDistrict Attorney 15th Judicial District
Too many times I think we in public office hear voices near us, read opinions addressed to us and act or react accordingly. But that may not always result with us making the right decisions.
I think this may be the case with the pending legislation that, if adopted into law, will make it legal for persons in Tennessee to carry weapons into restaurants that serve alcohol or restaurants with bars that serve alcohol.
While on the surface this may seem to be appropriate and consistent with the right to bear arms as expressed in the Second Amendment, please let me assure you that such legislation is flirting with a number of catastrophic and forever changing life experiences.
Permitting someone to legally bring a firearm into an establishment that sells alcohol is in my opinion the first step in flipping a switch to start the ticking of a time bomb.
Through my 30 years of experience as District Attorney General, I have learned among other valuable lessons that guns and alcohol do not mix. Good people can get in trouble with guns. An angry word is spoken. An accusation is made. There is alcohol being consumed and almost instantly hostility erupts, and if there is a gun present, it is likely going to be used.
In this situation, the result is generally that someone is going to suffer serious bodily injury. In many cases a death may occur even to innocent patrons. And almost always someone's life is ruined because they made a bad choice. They were influenced by their consumption of alcohol and now they are facing a criminal conviction and time in prison for an act they would not have committed if they had not had a gun in their possession.
Our state does not need this law. It will only encourage more crimes being committed with guns. This is not only my opinion but also the opinion of those who deal with such matters on a daily basis, state and local law enforcement officers.
The state legislature needs to step back and think over this matter carefully. They need to listen to police and other law enforcement agencies. They need to make the right decision on this matter because it truthfully can be a life and death issue.
Please understand that I am not opposed to guns. I have always owned guns and I appreciate the right granted by the Constitution to bear arms. I do not have a permit nor do I carry a weapon. But I also understand that taking a firearm into a local restaurant where alcohol is served can endanger innocent lives. Why would anyone want to risk their family's safety at a decent upscale restaurant that sells alcoholic beverages just because a state law would permit anyone to bring a firearm into the restaurant?
I genuinely believe our legislators should look very carefully at this proposed law and ask themselves one very important question. How is this legislation going to help make Tennessee a better or safer place to live?


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Zucchini Fingers - gluten-free recipe
A great gluten-free recipe for a family friendly appetizer or side dish
2 small to medium zucchini
½ cup tortilla chips, crushed
1 egg white
1 T fresh cilantro, chopped
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp chili powder
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and place an oven-safe baking rack over the foil. Lightly beat the egg white. Prepare the zucchini by slicing diagonally in half, and then each half lengthwise into eight wedges. Combine the crushed chips and spices in a low-rimmed bowl. Dip zucchini wedges in egg white then crumbs and place on rack. Bake for 12 minutes or until crispy.
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On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:54 PM, Michael N. Mitchell
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> Well, that is what happens when you suggest an idea without trying it. I am
> stumped on this, because the documentation says -yscale(alt)- should switch
> the position of the y axis from right to left (or vice versa), but I cannot
> find any combination of -yaxis()- and -yscale()- that will solve this.
> Although this is not a fun suggestion, you could use the graph editor,
> choosing the -grid edit- mode to move the axis from the left to the right,
> and then from the right to the left. I bet, however, someone else has a
> better idea!
> Michael N. Mitchell
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Halle Berry and ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry have called a truce in the custody battle over their two-year-old daughter.
Last month, the Oscar-winning actress launched proceedings to get full custody of Nahla after claiming she was concerned for the tot's welfare when she was in Gabriel's care.
The 35-year-old model hit back claiming she was being "irresponsible".
However, the pair - who split last April after almost five years together - have now settled their differences, with Halle allowing Gabriel more access to Nahla.
A source told RadarOnline.com: "I think Halle started realising that things were getting out of control. It was just getting too nasty and too public.
"Gabriel has not responded to the allegations that have been made against him. His thing has always been that he will save the truth and fight, if needs be, in the privacy of family court, where no cameras or press are allowed.
"Gabriel and Halle even resumed talking again last week, and it seems that Halle is going to be making it easier for Gabriel to spend time with Nahla, which has been a sticking point between the two up until now.
"Hopefully, this is the start of the two of them being able to form some kind of workable co-parenting relationship for the sake of their daughter."
Halle - who claims she had to pull out of filming new movie New Year's Eve to focus on the custody battle - had said she was seeking "swift judicial intervention" because she was so concerned for Nahla's welfare.
However, Gabriel rubbished his 44-year-old former girlfriend's claims and accused her of telling lies about him.
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Love the colours in your new table runner Grandma Di.Everyones table runners are lovely.
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Opponents of high-rise buildings in Milford say areas closer to the Northern Motorway and the busway have the capacity to soak up some of the commercial and residential growth which threatens to change their suburb's character.
Milford Village Forum leader Peter Carter said a concept of spreading growth to a second centre around Smales Farm had come from the community by way of a survey and public debate.
These showed passion for preserving the old suburb's character and heritage as well as improving civic facilities.
The community felt it must give a clear vision of what it wanted for the future rather than leave it to Auckland Council.
Last month, a meeting of 500 people heard the council's Unitary Plan authors propose elevating the town centre to a large one, with building heights of up to eight storeys.
Milford Residents Association co-leader Deborah Dunsford said there was an overwhelming objection to excessive height and bulk in the Milford Centre.
For the mall centre, the association suggested up to six storeys, with the rest of the mall and commercial centre being up to four storeys, with the top storey set back to allow sunlight on to Kitchener Rd.
Building heights should be lowered to three storeys in the surrounding apartment zone, two storeys in the mixed housing zone and a single housing zone buffer area near Milford Beach and Lake Pupuke.
Dr Dunsford said the community's vision reflected a "flaxroots middle ground" which accepted more intensive housing and reasonable growth.
The consensus was that a quality environment could be achieved by making Smales Farm the commercial hub and Milford the coastal shopping destination.
Smales Farm's advantages included being near to the Northcote motorway interchange, a central bus station, hospital, six schools and three supermarkets.
It had properties suitable for mid-rise redevelopment.
Taharoto Rd and other areas between Lake Pupuke and the motorway were also ripe for redevelopment.
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If you've been near a television in the past couple of months, you're likely aware that the series of 3D versions of all six Star Wars films kicks off today with the theatrical release of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D. I had the privilege of seeing the film with my son at Lucasfilm headquarters, but rest assured the opinions expressed here are uninfluenced by the awesomeness of that junket — which will probably be pretty obvious, but it bears mentioning up front.
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Now, this is going to be different from most of the "Things Parents/Everyone Should Know" movie posts we publish here, because I'm going to operate under the assumption that you've seen the movie already, only not in 3D. If for some reason you haven't seen it yet, then you've probably at least heard enough about it that it's already been pretty well spoiled for you — but, just in case that isn't true, then be aware there are spoilers ahead.
1. Did George Lucas change anything in the movie other than making it 3D?
Amazingly, no. The theatrical version is identical to the version on the recently-released Blu-ray, other than of course it being in 3D. That means that, as far as I'm aware, the only crucial difference between this version and the original theatrical version from 1999 is that Yoda is now done with CGI instead of a puppet.
2. So, how's the 3D?
I wish I had better news but, with a few notable exceptions, the 3D conversion took more away from the movie than it added. I'm glad Lucas avoided any temptation he might have had to make things jump out of the screen at you, but chose instead to use 3D just to give more depth to each scene, because I'm sure it would have been worse — consider the idea of Jar Jar's face coming out of the screen at you, and you'll understand what I mean. By and large, though, the added darkness inherent in 3D conversion was noticeable in virtually every scene, and I found the 3D itself downright distracting in some places. If I had had glasses that reconverted the film back to 2D, I would have worn them.
3. You say there are "a few notable exceptions." What are they?
The pod race does benefit a bit from the 3D conversion. There's so much going on in the race, and so quickly, that the 3D does, I think, give the scene a bit more punch. And the battles between the Gungans and the battle droids hit harder, too, particularly in the shots where there's stuff happening all over the screen at once.
4. I haven't seen it in years. Is the movie as bad as I remember?
Probably not, if you're anything like me. It's a mediocre film, to be sure, but I think the main reason we (or at least I) thought about it as terrible is that we had had such high hopes for it when it first came out. I remember convincing myself the critics' reviews I'd read couldn't possibly be right — it was a Star Wars film, after all. So it seemed that much worse, because it had disappointment heaped on top of the movie's problems.
5. OK, then, is Jar Jar Binks as bad as I remember?
6. So, should I take my kids to see it?
If they're old enough to understand what's going on, yes. It's a special thing to see a Star Wars film on the big screen, and if you have kids under 12 or so, even if you took them to see Episode III in theaters in 2005 they likely won't remember it. Yes, it's worth going just to see it on an actual movie screen, even if the movie is just not very good.
Plus, kids are bound to like the movie a lot more than adults will. Jar Jar in particular seems to be much easier to take if you find elementary school humor funny, which I suppose shouldn't be surprising. And I'm sure it's easier to identify with Anakin if you're closer to his age, despite Jake Lloyd's uneven (at best) acting. I can say that my son definitely enjoyed seeing it — although he had never actually seen all of the movie before, so your kids' experience might be different.
7. Any fun facts I can dazzle my kids and/or friends with while we wait for the movie to start?
You can tell them that, according to Matthew Wood of Skywalker Sound, the sound the Geonosians make is "the sound of two fruit bats fighting over a banana mixed with a penguin mating call." Yes, I know, there aren't any Geonosians in this movie, but it's such a great piece of trivia I had to mention it.
And for the pod race, Wood had this to say:
I think a sequence like the pod race would be one of my favorites as far as achievements, I guess, because it was just so many different engines and so many different cars, or so many different pods. We had to record a bunch of engine passbys and gear shifts from all these different vehicles.
I got to record a turbo truck and a cigarette boat and a jet engine and a Ferrari and these crazy custom Porsches at this race track that's a little north of Skywalker Ranch and just being in the field and recording all those cars was completely exciting.
And George Lucas was very focused on the pod race, because he's a huge race car aficionado himself, so he was very focused on what we were doing.
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Infants who excel at processing new information at 6- and 12-months-old, typically excel in intelligence and academic achievements as young adults in their 20's, according to a study directed by Case Western Reserve University Psychologist Joseph Fagan.
Researchers examined the question of whether the more intelligent infant becomes the more intelligent and more highly achieving adult.
"Yes" is the answer Fagan and his research team found.
Intelligence involves processing new information and then making associations with other information an individual encounters throughout life. These processes work together to allow an individual to grow in knowledge, says Fagan.
Over 20 years ago, Fagan developed the Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence. The test measures the response infants have to pictures of novel objects.
The infant test works by pairing two pictures together for a set period of time. A researcher watches the length of time an infant looks at the pictures. Then one of these pictures is paired with a new image and again the time the infant focuses on the new and old images is recorded. Infants generally spend about 60 percent of the time looking at new images.
In the research project for the award-winning paper, Fagan and his co-investigators Cynthia Holland from Cuyahoga Community College and undergraduate student Karyn Wheeler revisited 61 young adults, who had taken the Fagan Test as babies in their first year of life. They also looked at their first IQ tests at the age of 3 and compared them with their scores at 21 years old.
They discovered an association with intelligence between this early ability to process information and IQ during their young adult years. These infants with ability to process new information at an early age showed higher levels of academic achievement later in life.
The researchers say that attention to novelty "tells us that intelligence is continuous from infancy to adulthood" and "underscore the importance of information processing as a means for studying intelligence."
They added that this knowledge may help researchers also understand how genetics and environment can influence intelligence.
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