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Re: st: outreg2 Non-Zero Decimals
Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:46:56 -0700
I am not sure what you are trying to do here. I think you want to show decimal places (up to some maximum number, presumably) only if they are non-zero. This seems odd to me since it may give a distorted picture of the number of significant digits if an accurate coefficient estimate happens to end in a zero.
-outreg-, and I think -outreg2-, allows you to specify any Stata-supported numerical format with the -bfmt- option. There isn't any Stata format which shows just non-zero decimals however, so you would have to manually specify the number of decimals shown for each coefficient, which you can do with the -bdec- option.
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> Is there a way on the -outreg2- command to impose the number of
> non-zero decimals. Using [dec(#)] dictates only the number of
> decimals, but they can be all zeros. Removing the bdec(#) sets auto
> digits which will yield a different number of digits in each line,
> which is not in publication format.
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a bitch who is loud in the crowd /ghetto hood rat, often time drives around screamin , attention seeking. most black girls are ratchet sluts
Example: did you see that hoodrat shanny driving around the block screaming for attention? what a ratchet slut .
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Annette:I'd RATHER be on SURVIVOR with you then JP on my alliance !!! I think you'd be the GETTER DONE part of the stick and Get to know those other beekeers in your call group - if you find a swarm to big for you to do - WORK WITH THE OTHER NINE COMPETITORS you always getting the managable situation for your set up and YOU letting them know where the big ones are! I would too allign with JP for his ALLEGIANCE and dedication to work with a good strong team. There is a question about which TV REALITY SHOWIn Survivor speak, I think we'd do great until week 9 - not bad :)Slightly off topic I know - sorry.
OK my first question.How do I make the sugar water/lemongrass oil mixture. What percentage of each???
when i make a spray bottle of lemon grass, i use 1:1 mix in favor of the sugar, and maybe 1 drop of the lemon grass oil. it's pretty strong stuff.
I have used sugar water to spray them with, but the lemon grass oil is interesting. I think someone earlier said it calmed the bees better....where do you get the lemon grass oil? The sheet is a good idea....I have had to scoop the swarm out of the grass before with a spatula into a big tupperware bowl. Not the ideal way to do it! Ha!


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FRANK Restaurant - Art. Food. Talk.
FRANK, the AGO's award-winning restaurant, is a distinct Frank Gehry-designed space. Its casual, chic décor includes modern Danish furnishings and a contemporary installation of Frank Stella's work.
Experience FRANK's global bistro cuisine, where our Chefs create seasonal flavours featuring local seasonal fare and quality fresh ingredients. Come enjoy our limited-edition speciality menus inspired by the exhibitions. Whether Brunch, Lunch or Dinner, our guest experience exciting food and drinks featuring local seasonal fare and quality fresh ingredients.
The Art Gallery of Ontario has appointed Renée Bellefeuille to the role of Executive Chef. With 20 years of culinary experience, Bellefeuille has worked at some of the city's premier dining establishments, including The Drake Hotel, the Consulate General of France in Toronto, and alongside Jamie Kennedy, with whom she worked as Pastry Chef for five years. Bellefeuille takes inspiration from around the globe. Some of her favourite flavours can be found in Indian, Sri Lankan, South American, Mexican, Middle Eastern and North African cuisine. As Executive Chef at the Art Gallery of Ontario, where food inspires artful conversation, Bellefeuille leads an extraordinary team that combines global flavours and locally sourced ingredients to produce aesthetically pleasing dishes that satisfy the senses.
FRANK will continue to showcase the fresh, innovative and well-crafted culinary offerings that had made up its reputation and respect in the city.
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I first started taking birth control (yaz) to control my acne about 3 years ago. Now I want to stop, but I read online that many people experience very bad breakouts (way worse than before they started) immediately after coming off the pill. Is there a way to stop taking birth control without getting these breakouts?
Is There a Way to Get off Birth Control Without Getting Horrible Breakouts?
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Controlling Acne When Going Off Birth Control
It is very common for an individual's acne to flare when going of birth control pills. However, transitioning to other acne medicines such as oral antibiotics or prescription topicals (ie. benzoyl peroxide, tretinoin antibiotic) can help minimize this. I would definitely see your dermatologist before stopping the pill to discuss possible treatment options.
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[quote user="slipknottin"][quote user="Morehead State"] I don't think the "we don't have enough DT's on the roster" philosophy will compel them to draft a DT in round one, unless its truly the BPA.[/quote] I dont think they will reach to fill the position, but I do think its a position of need.[/quote]
I agree that its a position of need. I still think that the running game is probably the largest need we have.
By that I mean a RB or O lineman.
And I think Wilson and Martin are good values at 32. (especially Wilson IMO)


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Official Rain Totals Vs. Your Rain Totals
EASTERN CAROLINA - Sometimes it can be frustrating. You turn on the TV and see a rainfall map, and that map has a big zero near your hometown, despite a heavy rain shower earlier in the day. Well, there is a reason why.
Rain falls everywhere, but "official" rain totals are only gathered from certain locations, mainly airports. That's because back in 1980, the Federal Aviation Administration put together a nationwide effort to get automated weather stations at all airports. These weather stations can do it all. They measure rain, visibility, snow and even cloud base heights. These automated stations are called A.S.O.S. sites, which stands for Automated Surface Observing Systems.
These systems can do what no human can - give 24 hour/seven-day a week weather reports.
"It used to be when I first joined the weather service, I had to do manual observations and this is all automated so much nicer and it's very reliable," says National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist John Cole.
These A.S.O.S run completely on their own, which means they can be put in remote locations or in extreme weather conditions. And if they sense the weather conditions around them deteriorating, they will automatically respond.
"So we're seeing that information every minute or less depending on the weather conditions. If visibility really drops below three miles or significant weather is in the area we'll get observations more frequently," says Cole.
And while A.S.O.S. stations provide incredibly accurate information about the atmosphere, they are kind of few and far between. We only have about 15 automated stations in all of Eastern Carolina. To fill these data voids, the National Weather Service uses volunteer weather spotter's observations.
Jim Gilbert and his wife have been taking weather observations for over 10 years. Every day, the meticulously record rainfall in two rain gauges and submit their reports to the National Weather Service. Gilbert says it has been a busy August.
"It's amazing how much rainfall. I mean it's almost everyday we've had some measurable amount of rain. This is the first sun we've had in a long time," says Gilbert.
Jim Gilbert lives in Perrytown, just down the road from the airport. He says he and his wife perform such high quality observations, the National Weather Service has used them in the event the airport site goes down in a severe weather situation. He also says there have been times his gauge total doesn't match the total at Coastal Carolina Airport.
"Sometimes they get a thunderstorm or something, we may get a little bit more they may get a little bit more," says Gilman.
Which just goes to show you just how scattered scattered showers can be.


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Discussion paper : network and concept maps for the blogosphere
Bruns, Axel, Kirchhoff, Lars, Nicolai, Thomas, Wilson, Jason A., Saunders, Barry J., & Highfield, Tim (2008) Discussion paper : network and concept maps for the blogosphere. (Unpublished)
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While qualitative evidence for the networked patterns of discussion, debate, and deliberation in the blogosphere is readily available, it is more difficult to establish a solid quantitative picture of blog-based topical discussion networks and their cluster patterns. Large numbers of blogs (and individual blog posts, links, and comments) are likely to be involved in a quantitative study of blog-based discussion patterns. Hence, automated data collection and analysis is necessary.
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I'm not going after the doctors,, but, Dec.,8. 2008 a hospitol discharged me after my 4th amputation with no medicaton and i ended up with ostiomatiomalitis (a deadly deasese) and had a 106 fever, staph infection, multiple blood transfusions and was admitted to the hostpital for 8 months and it really effected my children. The hospital gave me the wrong medication(allergic to, some that almost made my heart stop). Was transfered to a nursing home and getting relapse getting merser and hepititus b.
If this happened in Florida, the statute of limitations has expired.
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Agree with esteemed counsel here that if your case occurred almost 5 years ago, then you have a real statute of limitations problem, as well as statute of repose lapse.
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Sorry you went through this experience. If this happened in Florida, and your dates are accurate, then I am afraid that any claim will be barred by the Statute of Limitations/Statute of Repose. Florida Statutes Sec. 95.11Ask a similar question
First, let me simply and sincerely say that I am so very sorry for all that you have had to undergo as an immediate result of the accident in which you were involved itself, and then the incredible series of tragic events that you later endured, as well. You must be a truly amazing person with an incredibly strong will, and for that you should be commended.
While I agree in very part with most of what my very knowledgeable colleagues have already conveyed to you, I must note one potential point of disagreement. It is highly speculative and would require an immediate review of the records relating to your admission to the nursing and rehabilitation center which you characterized as having occurred "eight months later". It is theoretically possible that you could still have a viable claim against the nursing home if you developed MRSA as a consequence of inadequately formulated; enforced; and implemented infection control procedures and protocol, and/or negative acts or omissions on the part of individual staff members at the facility leading to what is known in the law as "vicarious liability" on the part of the entity for the harm which may have resulted from their potential negligent conduct. For any claim against that entity during the relevant time period which you described, your particular situation would also have to be of such nature that the "statute of repose" would be applicable in this matter under its unique circumstances and that may or may not be true. However, as I analyze the scenario which you have described, I can not rule out the possibility that your potential claim against the nursing and rehabilitation facility is viable at this time. However, even if viable at this moment, it could expire in the very immediate future; therefore, it is imperative that you have those records reviewed immediately. I can also advise you, unfortunately, that having handled thousands of nursing home cases in the State of Florida over the twenty years in which I have practiced, these facilities frequently go to extraordinary measures to delay the production of the documents which require immediate review. Accordingly I once again stress that if you wish to have this matter investigated, you take immediate action in the absolute sense of the word.
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Effects of Testosterone Replacement on Pain Sensitivity and Pain Perception (TAP)
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Naturally occurring opiates (endorphins) decrease testosterone levels by inhibiting the synthesis of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and also inhibiting testosterone synthesis by the testes. Similarly, men with addiction to narcotics and those on exogenous opioids for pain control have decreased serum testosterone levels. Indeed, these men complain of decreased libido, erectile dysfunction and impaired quality of life. Animal studies have shown that gonadectomy results in a decrease in pain threshold in rats and repletion of testosterone elevates that threshold. These observations suggest that testosterone may possess analgesic properties. Hence, the investigators hypothesize that hypogonadism developing in men on opioids results in an increased sensitivity to pain and requirement of higher doses of opioids. In this study, the investigators plan to administer testosterone to men with opioid-induced hypogonadism and evaluate their pain perception, pain sensitivity in response to noxious stimuli and changes in the requirement of opioids in response to testosterone administration.
Testosterone replacement in men with opioid-induced hypogonadism will improve pain tolerance, pain perception and quality of life.
Specific aims:
- To evaluate the effects of testosterone replacement on pain sensitivity, pain tolerance, and pain modulation in men with opioid-induced hypogonadism.
- To determine the effects of testosterone replacement on health-related quality of life.
- To determine whether testosterone replacement in hypogonadal men induces changes in the dosage requirements of opioid medications for pain control.
To accomplish our specific aims, the investigators propose a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, parallel arm study in which hypogonadal men with non-cancer chronic back pain syndrome on chronic opioids and low testosterone levels (<300 ng/dl) will be randomized to exogenous testosterone replacement therapy vs placebo. Our primary outcome is change in pain tolerance using various external painful stimuli. Secondary outcomes are change in pain sensitivity and modulation, quality of life and opioid requirements.
Drug: Androgel (testosterone gel)
Other: Placebo
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Effects of Testosterone Replacement on Pain Sensitivity and Pain Perception in Men With Chronic Pain Syndrome
- To evaluate the changes in pain tolerance in men with opioid-induced hypogonadism in response to testosterone replacement. [ Time Frame: 14-weeks after beginning study medication ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Active Comparator: Androgel (testosterone gel)
Testosterone replacement therapy
Drug: Androgel (testosterone gel)
5g gel, applied once daily to the upper arms, upper back or shoulders.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo gel
Other: Placebo
5g gel, applied once daily to the upper arms, upper back or shoulders.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men
- Age 18 years and older
- Non-cancer chronic pain
- Serum total testosterone level <350 ng/dl
- Consumption of at least 20 mg of hydrocodone (or analgesic equivalent of another opioid) for at least 4 weeks
- Absence of hospitalization in the past 2 months
- No acute illness in the past 2 months
- No current anabolic therapy (growth hormone, DHEA, etc)
- No current use or consumption in the past 2 months of melatonin
- Normal prostate exam
- Normal PSA level
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cancer-related chronic pain
- Liver enzymes > 3 times upper limit of normal
- Serum creatinine > 2 times upper limit of normal
- Neurological disease
- Active psychiatric illness
- Any addictive drug use
- Alcoholism (>3 drinks/day)
- Patients currently receiving melatonin or anabolic agents
- Hospitalization in the past 2 months
- Acute illness in the past 2 months
- Consumption of < 20 mg of hydrocodone (or analgesic equivalent of another opioid)
- Severe BPH
- PSA > 4.0 ng/ml
- Prostate cancer
- Breast cancer
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00351819
|United States, Massachusetts
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
|Principal Investigator:
|Shehzad Basaria, MD
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Shehzad Basaria, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Brigham and Women's Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00351819 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|July 12, 2006
|Last Updated:
|July 18, 2014
Keywords provided by Shehzad Basaria, Brigham and Women's Hospital:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Gonadal Disorders
Endocrine System Diseases
Testosterone enanthate
Testosterone undecanoate
Testosterone 17 beta-cypionate
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Anabolic Agents
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I didn't want to continue to hijack the thread dedicated to Caroline Zhang, so I started this thread...I wanted to share an old article that has recently resurfaced with you in case you missed it the 1st time around, I decided not to PM you in case anyone else wanted to see this article as well:
You don't have to be a diehard fan, but I think some fans need to realize sometimes a skater cannot perform at their peak throughout their entire career. I don't think that means they have to retire if they still want to skate. Reading this gave me a greater insight into Michelle Kwan, the competitor, the athlete. I have always been of the belief Michelle was trying to preserve her body for one last go at the OGM and that is why we didn't see brand new elements, 3/3s, and the intricate programs that we had before. It's a shame Michelle's body gave out when it did because my feeling is we fans, diehards or nondiehards, missed out on two programs that could've been really great, created by a legend and skated by a legend.
PS...I just realized I misspelled axel in the title slot, typed too quickly, my apologies!


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Pleasant stay, good price / quality ratio. Well served by 2 subway lines.
Tiny improvements: creaking doors, kitchen cutlery numbers.
Sudden drawbacks came from incivility of some occupants, but it !!
Séjour agréable, bon rapport qualité/prix. Bien desservi par 2 lignes de métro.
Petites améliorations possibles : grincement des portes, nombres de couverts en cuisine.
Les inconvénients subits sont venus de l'incivisme de certains occupants, mais ça !!
The apartment is in a well connected area of London, close to both train and underground stations within 10 minutes walking distance. When we arrived we had a very difficult time retrieving the keys from the safe-lockbox located outside the door - as it turned out, the owner had given us the incorrect combination. Although it was frustrating, we were able to get into contact with him via telephone right away. When we opened the lock box, our room keys weren't inside even though it was after 3, the designated check in time. We decided to just leave the bags and go to the center. After we returned later that evening, the keys were in the lock box and so we could enter into the room. The room was clean and was as advertised. The bed was what you'd expect from paying this price, and the pillows were flat (I recommend that you bring your own). Our individual room locked just fine, but we had issues locking the front door, most of the time we had to just leave it unlocked because the bolt was stuck. The bathroom was alright, the toilet and shower are in separate rooms, both rooms barely big enough to fit a person and the appliances. However everything functioned properly and was clean. My boyfriend was too tall for the shower, he's about 188cm - but there was always hot water even though there was an entire apartment full of people showering one right after the other. Also ladies, there are no outlets in the bathroom, so any hairstyling had to happen in the bedroom. The kitchen was modest, but included everything we needed on a basic level. We just bought our own breakfast, but the apartment had some cereals, coffee, and tea. There is only one small pot and one small pan in the kitchen. That's all the useful information I can give - it was a good place to stay on our budget, I don't have any major complaints - it was no Ritz Carlton, but you get what you pay for.
We got all the information we needed via mail from our host and it was easy to find the place.
Our room was o.k. for two nights.
The bathroom could have been more cleaner and the toilet seat was broken.
We found some cereals and tea in the kitchen, that was fine, but there was´t any milk to eat it with. The kitchen was clean though.
We would´t book the place again for another stay in London.
The arrival to handing over the keys was uncomplicated and very easy. Has everything worked out great. The room was clean and comfortable for my circumstances. The WLAN also works great. For a metropolitan travel the perfect accommodation.
Die Ankunft bis zur Übergabe der Schlüssel war unkompliziert und sehr einfach. Hat alles super geklappt. Das Zimmer war für meine Verhältnisse sauber und bequem. Das WLAN hat auch super funktioniert. Für eine Metropolreise die perfekte Unterkunft.
Comfortable room. Quiet area.
Among the advantages:
+ Very central, most bus stops for bus and train can be reached in 5-15 minutes on foot
+ Very cheap
+ Wi-Fi
+ Cleanliness is good (not piccobello but already fits)
+ Tesco (supermarket) in less walking minutes
+ 5-minute walk away from Brick Lane
Now the cons:
- Breakfast consists of coffee, tea and cornflakes; but lack the milk! The you have to buy yourself, luckily the nearest supermarket is not far away
- Apartment is older, you can see that unfortunately (cracks in the walls, old windows and doors, older furniture
- Very noisy
Conclusion: ideal for a short stay in London, if you value a central location.
Zu den Vorteilen:
+ sehr zentral gelegen, die meisten Haltestellen für Bus und Bahn sind in 5-15 Min zu Fuß erreichbar
+ sehr günstig
+ Sauberkeit ist gut (nicht piccobello, aber passt schon)
+ Tesco (Supermarkt) in weniger Gehminuten erreichbar
+ 5 Gehminuten von Brick Lane entfernt
Nun die Nachteile:
- Frühstück besteht aus Kaffee, Tee und Cornflakes; jedoch fehlt die Milch! Die muss man sich selbst kaufen, zum Glück ist der nächste Supermarkt nicht weit entfernt
- Apartment ist schon älter, das sieht man leider (Risse in den Wänden, alte Fenster und Türen, ältere Möbel
- sehr hellhörig
Fazit: für einen kurzen Aufenthalt in London optimal, wenn man Wert auf eine zentrale Lage legt.
We had a good time! The house is very neat and clean. The room is also quite newly decorated and the bed is comfortable. The location is great!
Wir hatten eine gute Zeit! Das Haus ist sehr ordentlich und sauber. Das Zimmer ist auch recht neu eingerichtet und das Bett ist bequem. Die Lage ist top!
We were in April for 4 days as a guest in the Hereford Road - an ideal location right in the vibrant Shoreditch. Small, but perfectly adequate; walk we could also our Easybus in the Old Street reach (by 4 clock at night, -)) We'll be back !! And if could join a device to empty package the hair dryer again, it would be perfect. Also checking in and out was hassle .... thumbs up !!!
wir waren im April für 4 Tage zu Gast in der Hereford Road - eine ideale Location mitten im lebendigen Shoreditch. Klein, aber völlig ausreichend; zu Fuß konnten wir auch unseren Easybus in der Old Street erreichen (nachts um 4 Uhr ,-)) Wir kommen bestimmt wieder!! Und wenn sich zur leeren Verpackung des Föns wieder ein Gerät gesellen könnte, wäre es perfekt. Auch das Ein- und Auschecken war völlig problemlos ....Daumen hoch!!!
apartment very well located, 5mins and 10mins from the bus to the subway (overground), all kitchen nécessaiire, we sleep very well there, it is quiet at night. No worries for the keys. I recommend
appartement très bien situé, à 5mns du bus et 10mns du métro (overground), tout le nécessaiire de cuisine, on y dort très bien, c'est calme la nuit. Aucun soucis pour la remise des clés. Je recommande
The room is well located near the subway station Aldgate East, immediate environment is relatively quiet, you can provide good in the nahgelegenen shops. The room itself is big enough and clean, the shower was however for us not usable, because the temperature of the water could not be regulated and at about 40 degrees was stuck ... the shared bathroom was tolerable. The kitchen, however, was equipped really well and with everything you need and clean.
Das Zimmer ist gut gelegen in der Nähe der U-Bahn Station Aldgate East, die direkte Umgebung ist relativ ruhig, man kann sich gut in den nahgelegenen Läden versorgen. Das Zimmer selbst ist ausreichend groß und sauber, die Dusche war allerdings für uns nicht nutzbar, da die Temperatur des Wassers sich nicht regeln ließ und bei über 40 Grad festhing...das Gemeinschaftsbadezimmer war tolerabel. Die Küche hingegen war wirklich gut und mit allem Nötigen ausgestattet und auch sauber.
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oooooo, i can hear the water, too! sounds more like a brook than the ocean........wait a minute...........darn, it's the toilet running. i would so love the beach somewhere!
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oooooo, i can hear the water, too! sounds more like a brook than the ocean........wait a minute...........darn, it's the toilet running. i would so love the beach somewhere!
The only bad days are the ones you don't get.
I will be under a umbrella, with my toes in the water.
Mailed my tropical splendor off today - I played hooky over the weekend because we had perfect weather - not this crud forecasted for the next few days so I slacked on my projects; I feel a whole lot better for getting that natural vitamin the sun casts. I've actually not been on line for the past week; too many other things going on and if I were to log in it would be too late at night before logging off - best not to temp the fates. These guys are escorting package to it's destination.
Be good to yourself - do one thing each day that makes you smile.
Flamingos! My favorite birdy! Ooh, maybe they're coming to my house!
Well I've goofed off for 2 hours, so I guess it's time to get some sewing done! So, which project to work on first?
ooooooooo, d'sm, don't even think those flamingos are heading your way!!! EVERYONE knows that i am the flamingo queen! i'm sure it's for ME! oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! i'll be watching my mailbox. i hope it fits! not a problem, the carrier can put it under the box. lotsa room!!
The only bad days are the ones you don't get.
Darn, I cant open it! I upgraded my Mac operating system and my word and all that is no longer compatible.
I am a little confussed.. how come you guys are not sending me emails on where your projects are on the mail thing? I would sure love to hear from you before I have to write everyone. I do need to know WHEN YOUR MAILING. shoot only 12 of us and it should have been so simple. Please? so I can write to those waiting. AFTER May 5th I will notify your secret pal of who their parter is and let you two hash it out. They are sending, can you too? (note; if all of you sent and I am a moron let me know please. not something that is out of the realm of possibilitys)
Here today... why what a lucky bunch we are.
oops! Elisabrat I mailed Vanogay hers last week.... but I'm guessing you already know that by now with the pictures I posted!
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OK here is the pretty pretty table runner that was madde for me by Nancy in Lousiana. She chose mango and lime colors with vanilla cream to accent it all and I want to thank her so much. Its perfect!!
I can't wait to see all of yours too!! (show me show me)
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I wanted to come back with a bang, so I decided to post about hummus. With red beets. It's hot pink. Do I have your attention yet? Yes, I am craving just a little bit of attention with this recipe, because it came to me in my sleep and it actually worked out (as opposed to other recipes I've dreamt about which flopped when attempted in reality). The great thing about this recipe — and I realize that it sounds like a bold claim — is that it tastes better than the classic dish of just plain 'ole hummus. And it looks the part too. Just imagine walking into a potluck with a hot pink dip; it's guaranteed to be a conversation piece.
Hummus is actually a very easy dish to make. It's essentially just ground-up cooked chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans — they're apparently the same thing), a little bit of tahini paste, a clove of garlic, lime or lemon juice, olive oil, and salt. The part that takes time is soaking and cooking the chickpeas (if you're doing it from scratch like grandma). But even if that's the case, it's passive time so it doesn't really count. You could be catching up on email, cooking up a storm, or reading a nutrition book while the pot of beans is bubbling on the stove. If you're not me, you can probably use the time to do something else not food-related. But don't skip the soaking — your digestive system will appreciate the soak. That's because legumes and grains have a substance called phytic acid, which if not reduced through soaking, can wreak havoc on your digestive tract. All traditional cultures who consume legumes soak their beans! MidEats contributor Jessica of Bint Rhoda's Kitchen wrote an article about soaking grains and beans that does a great job explaining all the reasons to do it.
Or, if you're in a pinch, like I was recently, you could also use canned chickpeas/garbanzo beans. If you didn't know already, I'm very picky when it comes to packaged food. So, if you can get your hands on organic canned beans, without preservatives and in a BPA-free container, that would be ideal. Here's a brand I've used and like quite a bit. The "kombu seaweed" listed as an ingredient must help with the digestive, ahem, effects of consuming beans too, because my canned-bean version actually worked better in that regard. Or maybe I just need to soak the beans for longer if I'm making it from scratch. Soaking for 36 hours would be ideal…
Here's the thing with this recipe. Even if you're in a pinch, you have to think a day or two ahead. That's because the beets take about 40 minutes to an hour to properly roast in the oven. And hot out of the oven they will be hard to peel and will make your dip warm, which isn't very "dippable" in my opinion. So, the best thing to do is to roast a bunch of whole beets in one batch one evening when you're in the kitchen anyway. I used to think I had to peel and slice raw beets (what a pain) before roasting, but I have news for you: they taste better when roasted whole with the skin on. The inside of the beets stay super juicy and it caramelizes to perfection. I leave them out to cool after checking with a knife that they've cooked all the way through. Then, I stick them in the fridge for using in salads, adding them to stir-fries, and in this case, peeling them and adding to the blender to make some hummus.
The flavors of this hummus are very synergistic. The roasted caramelized beetroot and the creamy pine nuts (oh yes, it's only three tablespoons but it gives just the right hint of something interesting) go well with a lime-juice-bathed garbanzo bean mash like you wouldn't believe. I realize there's no tahini in this recipe, which is weird for hummus. But the pine nuts are a delicious replacement for the tahini! Try it out and maybe you'll end up liking it enough to make a ginormous plate of it to beat the current Guinness world record for the largest plate of hummus ever made in Beirut in 2010. It weighed 23,520 pounds. I wonder how long it took the whole community to eat it. And how many cans of hummus it took to make this plate (I think it's probably safe to assume they didn't soak all these chickpeas and boil them from scratch). I wonder how they blended it. Take a look at this monster:
So given that all you need for this dip is a handful of beans and two red beets, it's a much more manageable situation. You also need a food processor (or blender) so you can blend everything together. The resulting dip is an ideal appetizer or side dish, but it can also work as a spread with cold cuts or leftover roast chicken. It can enhance any lunch by adding all-in-one veggies and protein to keep you feeling satiated longer. In other words, I highly recommend it!
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Ingredients (about 3.5 cups)
- 1½ cups raw chickpeas, soaked and cooked OR 2 15oz cans (about 1¾ cups) cooked chickpeas
- 2 medium red beets, roasted then peeled
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts, preferably soaked and dehydrated or lightly toasted
- Juice and zest of 1 medium lime
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup filtered water
- 1 teaspoon unrefined salt
- ¾ teaspoon black or white pepper, ground
(1) Prepare the chickpeas: If cooking raw chickpeas, you will need to soak them first in warm filtered water for at least 24 hours. Add a splash of something acidic in there, like apple cider vinegar or fresh lemon juice to help neutralize the phytic acid. Rinse the chickpeas and place in a medium pot with filtered water to cover. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on medium-low for 2 hours or so until thoroughly cooked. If the water runs low throughout cooking, add boiling water so it doesn't interfere with the cooking process.
(2) Prepare the beets: Wash the beetroot under running water to remove any dirt. Put the whole beets on a baking sheet and roast on 400F for 40 minutes to an hour till cooked through. Leave the beets out to cool. You can place in the fridge for a couple of days. It's best for this recipe if the beets are cool before blending with the chickpeas. Peel the beets before chopping roughly and adding to the food processor.
(3) Make the hummus: Add the cooked chickpeas, beets, lime juice and zest, water, garlic clove, pine nuts, olive oil, salt and pepper to a food processor and pulse until everything is blended and integrated smoothly. Taste-test it for tartness and salt, and adjust accordingly.
(4) Serve the hummus: Once blended, the hummus is ready to be served. It tastes best at room temperature when made fresh, but if there's any left over you can refrigerate it for a couple of days to a week. Use it as a spread or as an appetizer.


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America's Cup groundbreaking use of Liveline, the technology that makes competitive sailing accessible to home viewers worldwide, has been awarded an Emmy for extraordinary technical innovation. LiveLine technology, which is used for American football and NASCAR car racing broadcasts, is being recognized for making the sport welcoming to new fans and providing precise data for race management."We're honored by this award. At the core, this team's efforts are driven by a passion for sports and connecting people to sports they otherwise might not have the opportunity to view," said Stephen Barclay, interim CEO, America's Cup Event Authority. "Stan Honey (America's Cup Director of Technology) and the rest of the team are to be commended for their role in developing this technology that is assisting America's Cup to be broadcast internationally. This Emmy recognizes that this technology helps new fans and veteran racers to enjoy a spectacular visual experience in a way never before imagined."The sport of sailing is growing internationally, and America's Cup organizers are invested in constantly improving the spectator experience. LiveLine superimposes graphics on the screen as a technical aid for viewers, like ahead-behind lines that enable audiences to clearly see who is leading the race and race-course boundaries. Spectators will recognize the technology from other Sportvision products, like the yellow first-down line use in the NFL and the Race/FX tracking and highlighting system used in NASCAR. The technology was developed exclusively for America's Cup broadcasts by the America's Cup Event Authority, Sportvision and NBC Sports Network and does what was previously impossible: overlay geo-positioned lines and data streams at two centimeter accuracy on live race course video shot from rapidly moving helicopter and water-based platforms.Driven by a GPS system that can track the America's Cup catamarans to within a two-centimeter accuracy on the race course, event organizers leverage the system for on-the-water management of the sport. Telemetering of the course allows for rapid movement of marks and controlling course limits, while use of real-time overlap and zone-entry determinations enable umpires to make the most accurate decisions ever possible.The team that developed the technology is made up of Director of Technology Stan Honey, LiveLine Project Manager Ken Milnes, Onboard Media Manager Mark Sheffield, and key America's Cup management personnel including Denis Harvey, Richard Worth, Gary Lovejoy and Tim Heidmann; and Sportvision team members Jim McGuffin and Alan Trimble.The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences was presented on Monday, April 30, 2012 at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York City. Others considered for the award included Hot Trax/Hot Spot, used by the Fox network for NASCAR and baseball telecasts, the Diamond Platform, used by baseball's MLB Network, and ESPN's 3-D coverage of the Masters golf tournament.
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I am just wondering what is becoming of figure skating. There seems to be a lot of "nude" photos of figure skaters circulating here. Are skaters that hard up for money? I want to see skaters "bare their souls" on the ice not their bodies.
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Rape of U.S. Constitution by President George Walker Bush and Vice-President Richard Dick Cheney
Welcome my fellow Americans, I Jasper Moyers Jr., have officially entered the election for office of President of the United States of America on behalf of Americans and America come FIRST.
I will ensure my fellow Americans that the United States Constitution will be followed exactly and all of the Amendments.
During my research into the United States Constitution I found several discrepancies. My fellow Americans I believe that you must be informed of these discrepancies.
Before going any further I recall a famous quote by a former American President James Madison. "There are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachment of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation's."
Our two most highest and distinguished offices, President and Vice-President, are violating our US Constitution. Our US Constitution has specific rules set down by our founding fathers to ensure that our elected officials are acting in the best interest of its constituents and not catering to the rich. These rules will serve to better our country and the preservation of the US Constitution and all of the Amendments.
There are four types of laws. You have Constitutional Law set by a Constitution, this is the first. The next three are as follows and in this order. You have Federal Law, State Law and Locality Law (counties and cities).
The Constitution of the United States of America is the definitive Law of the land. No State Constitution shall be above the United States Constitution.
Our Vice-President is in violation of the United States Constitution under the XII Amendment.
First our Vice-President Richard "Dick" Cheney read the XII Amendment to a point in which states as follows …
The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves:
This is as far as he read. Let's continue reading the XII Amendment…
They shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct list of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; - The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted; - The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, … goes on … , The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President…. Continues to the end …
This clearly shows that Vice-President Richard "Dick" Cheney is not an official Vice-President of the United States of America according to the US Constitution.
Our President George Walker Bush is in violation of his oath of office in Article II section 1.
Article II section 1.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
President George Walker Bush failed to follow his oath of office by not defending the Constitution of the United States. The definition of defend is as follows. To represent; to speak on behalf of; to uphold.
I bring this information to my fellow Americans, we need to unite in fellowship and take action. We demand that President George Walker Bush and Vice-President Richard "Dick" Cheney be removed from office immediately. Both of which have violated the peoples trust and the desecration of the Constitution of the United States of America.
We have the oldest and the best Constitution in the world today. Lets make sure it survives another 216 years as the best Constitution on Earth.
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He's starting Sunday," Farrell said.
Got that?
Farrell uttered some variation of those words late Wednesday night, then again Thursday. But now, after Buchholz threw from as far as 100 feet off flat ground during the Red Sox' workout between Games 2 and 3 of the World Series, Farrell sounded certain that the skinny right-hander's balky shoulder won't prevent him from taking the mound in Game 4 against the St. Louis Cardinals.
And Buchholz? Two days after admitting he has felt a "dead" sensation in his shoulder, the same shoulder that sidelined him for three months during the summer, he deferred comment until today when he's slated to hold his pre-start press conference at Busch Stadium.
Before leaving Busch Stadium last night, pitching coach Juan Nieves characterized Buchholz' session as "excellent." Clearly, though, Buchholz is compromised, and that's hardly good news for a Red Sox team that was counting on him as a force at the front of the rotation when the playoffs began.
Herald - Clay Buchholz gets Game 4
It bothers me that everybody is so focused on Buchholz' game 4 start when there's still a game 3 to play tonight. But whether the Sox win or lose tonight, Game 4 is huge. Also: every game of the world series is huge, so we should probably spend a few hours fretting over Jake Peavy instead of Buchholz.
There will be time for that tonight starting at, oh 11:30 or so.
The last time we saw Peavy pitch he got destroy by the Tigers. He gave up 7 runs and 5 hits in just 3 innings before getting mercilessly yanked. Of course, the game before that (his only other post season start for Boston) he gave up just one run in 5 2/3 innings against Tampa. Which Peavy shows up tonight is anyone's guess. For what it's worth, he had this to say about his first World Series start: "I just feel like I've been in enough situations over the years that there's nothing tomorrow night that's going to rattle me or get in my head."
Not sure what else he would say here. "I'm scared out of my mind. Don't be shocked if the first pitch I deliver flies over the backstop"?
Back to Buchholz, since he's the guy everyone wants to talk about. I've read a few things this morning where people are guessing that he won't get the start. That this is just some sort of clever ploy by Farrell to make the Cards prepare for a guy who won't play. Which is absurd. As if Doubront is going to step onto the mound in a #11 jersey with a blonde beard glued to his face and take the entire team by surprise!
I think you'll see Clay throw out that first pitch, and Farrell will ride his arm for whatever juice it has left. Whether that's 3 batters or 21, he'll be out there. And Doubront will be loose and ready to come in when he's needed. It's that simple.
But first, let's all pray for a solid start from Peavy.
Rest of the links:
Herald - Tomase: Time to shake up struggling lineup | Buckley: No Lack of John Farrell critics | Globe - Jake Peavy gets his first crack at Fall Classic | Game 3 preview | Nava back to lineup | CSNNE - Searching for mojo | Sox counting on more from Peavy in Game 3 | Farrell goes with Ortiz in Game 3 | WEEI - Farrell: Drew's defense critical for Red Sox | Fragile past, present, future for Clay Buchholz? | All of a sudden, Jake Peavy finds himself in World Series spotlight


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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: 10 things to look out for in the film
Normally, the filmmakers tend to showcase only the positive side of a person on which the biopic is based.
New Delhi: Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's much awaited biopic on Milkha Singh is all set to be released on Friday, July 12, 2013. The audience is looking forward to a well made film and thus some aspects of 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' will be under scanner. We have compiled ten of them.
Farhan Akhtar: He will be directly responsible for the performance of 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' at the box-office. The story revolves around none other than Milkha Singh and thus no one other than the actor playing Milkha Singh will enjoy the pressure of entertaining the audience throughout the film.
Sonam Kapoor: She has been constantly getting big films and many of them were declared hits but Sonam still is in search of a film where critics unanimously find her performance fantastic. Can 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' be that film?
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: Mehra has always been termed as a maverick director but success didn't come to him apart from 'Rang De Basanti'. Be it 'Aks' or 'Delhi 6', his style is clearly visible in the story but somehow the box-office success remained elusive for him. He would be hoping for 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' to break the jinx.
Prasoon Joshi: He is the force behind the screenplay and the songs of the film. The songs have already caught attention of the listeners and now it's the time for his screenplay to excel.
Locations: Due to the fact that 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' covers a wide time frame, it will feature a range of locations. Milkha was an international athlete and thus the biopic will travel through a lot of shooting spots, and all of them will have to compliment the era of the corresponding scene.
Character actors: A biopic is not only about the lead but is also about the characters who help the lead in evolving as a legend. Yograj Singh to Meesha Shafi to Rebecca Breeds, everyone will have to come up with valuable contribution in order to make the film a memorable one.
Emotional connect: Milkha Singh's story is not completely unknown to the audience but to transform it into an interesting celluloid story, the makers need to focus on exact props and emotional unfolding of the narration. The film will make a place in the hearts of viewers only if it is high on emotional quotient.
Historical significance: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra experimented with the screenplay of 'Rang De Basanti' when he embedded it with the story of Bhagat Singh and his friends. He is once again doing the same in 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', in a more direct manner though.
The spirit of the story: Milkha Singh emerged as a world-class athlete in a country which was known for its poverty and backwardness. 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' is not just about one person who struggled against the adversities but also about all such people who found a way out of their problems.
Negative aspect of a persona: Normally, filmmakers tend to showcase only the positive side of a person on which the biopic is based but a great biopic needs to present all facets of a dice. Will Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra be able to do that? Well, the answer will be delivered in less than one day as 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' hits the screen on July 12, 2013.
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Summary (Society and Self, Critical Representations in Literature)
The first Chicano play on Broadway, Zoot Suit incorporates bilingual dialogue and alienated Mexican Americans. The play grew out of California Chicano guerrilla theater. Luis Miguel Valdez questions newspaper accounts of the Los Angeles zoot-suit-Columbus Day riots and the related Sleepy Lagoon Murder Trial (1942). The drama uses song, dance, and a unifying narrative based on the traditions of the Mexican corrido (a ballad form that often reflects on social issues). Newspapers described zoot-suiters knifing and killing until stopped by the U.S. Navy and Marines and deservingly imprisoned ("Police Nab 300 in Roundup"); Valdez contrasts this yellow journalism with a very different reality: lively, harmless singing and dancing interrupted by police violence ("Marines and Sailors . . . stomping like Nazis on East L.A."), mass arrests, and brutal police interrogations.
A zoot-suiter "master of ceremonies" called Pachuco narrates the action, dispelling illusion, showing reality, and providing flashbacks that characterize the protagonist, Henry Reyna, who is vilified in the white media, as heroic. This defiant, existential street actor wears the colors of Testatipoka, the Aztec god of education.
Reyna, a loyal American about to ship out for the war in the Pacific, becomes a scapegoat for the Los Angeles police. When a minor scuffle with a rival gang interrupts his farewell celebration with his girlfriend, he bravely...
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Summary (Critical Survey of Literature for Students)
A large newspaper hangs in place of a curtain. Its large bold print reads Zoot Suiter Hordes Invade Los Angeles and US Navy and Marines Are Called In. The narrator, El Pachuco, dressed in his traditional zoot suit, enters from behind the newspaper, ripping it with his switchblade. Speaking in English and Spanish, he tells the audience how every Chicano fantasizes about putting on a zoot suit. He also cautions the audience that the play is both fact and fantasy.
El Pachuco is next seen singing at a barrio dance. The members of the Thirty-eighth Street Gang are present, including Henry Reyna, a twenty-one-year-old Chicano who is the leader of the gang, and his girlfriend, Della Barrios. A rival group, the Downey Gang, comes into the dance hall. Harsh words are exchanged, and at that moment, the police arrive and detain those at the dance hall. Lieutenant Edwards and Sergeant Smith arrest Henry. It is Monday, August 2, 1942.
Alone in a room at the police station, Henry and El Pachuco have a conversation. El Pachuco comments to Henry about the problems facing zoot-suiters. He tells Henry that the war is not overseas but on his own home turf, and he reminds Henry of Chicano pride. Edwards and Smith want Henry to confess to the murder of Jose Williams at Sleepy Lagoon; they believe that Henry is guilty of the crime. They interrogate him, but Henry does not talk.
Sergeant Smith beats Henry unconscious, and the scene shifts to Henry's home on the Saturday night of the dance. Henry tries to reassure his mother, who fears his wearing the zoot suit because of all the trouble zoot-suiters have been having with the police. Henry pays no attention although the newspaper headlines are reporting a Mexican crime wave.
The scene shifts back to the present. Henry and his friends are angry and worried because they have been accused of murder. They all agree not to squeal on one another. George Shearer, an...
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Summary (Masterpieces of American Literature)
Zoot Suit, though perhaps Valdez's most commercial play, retains the political spirit of the early actos and anticipates the struggle for Chicano identity of Valdez's later works. Because it is a musical, with terrific song and dance throughout, it is his most conventionally entertaining play, but because it dramatizes an overlooked episode in American history that reveals a pervasive racism against Chicanos, it is also one of his most powerful and socially relevant plays.
Set in Los Angeles in the early 1940's, the play centers around the trial and wrongful murder conviction of Henry Reyna and three other Chicano gang members, or pachucos. Act 1 explores the trial and, through flashback, the violence that leads up to it; act 2 deals with the efforts to appeal the conviction and free the pachucos. Throughout the play, Valdez gives the action an added dimension through the use of two extraordinary devices. One is the mythic figure of El Pachuco. He is larger than life, the zoot-suiter par excellence, the embodiment of Chicano pride, machismo, and revolutionary defiance. He dominates the play, though he is seen only by Henry and the audience. Indeed, he may be understood as a layer of Henry's personality externalized, a kind of alter ego who continually advises Henry and comments on, at times even controls, the play. The second device is El Pachuco's counterpart and antagonist, The Press. In Zoot Suit, the news...
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I live with six Vizslas right now all girls. They range from 14 yrs to 2 years and they keep me quite busy. I have always felt that there is nothing wrong with having a good looking hunting dog. So here at "Legacy" we strive to breed a "Versatile" dog. I think we have taken steps in the right direction.
The dogs living with me are:
GCH. Legacy's Spirit of the Heart ROM "Paige"
Legacy's Just a Rumor "Bailey"
CH. Legacy's Reason to Believe "Carly"
GCH. Legacy's Only in your Dreams "Roxie"
GCH. Legacy's And Why Not "Abby"
Legacy's The Beat Goes On "Sunny Delight"
Legacy's Dance The Night Away "Sadie Sue"
Lot's of new Champions to add to the record and some new JH's and other titles also. I retired in October 2006 so the dogs and I are having a GRAND time.
My phone line or email is always open to answer any questions about Vizslas in general or specific questions you might have about our dogs.


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How to clean glass molding
I was wondering if anyone knew how to clean the rubber seal around the windows. I noticed this after cleaning the jeep this weekend. Here is a pic so you can see what I am talking about:
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i use armor all, that is probably not recomended though
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The thing is it looks like mold. Armorall will just just make it shiny and moldy.:D
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I'd recommend getting some Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner for that, it comes by the gallon and you can dilute it 10:1 or 4:1 (I go for 10:1), it's also super cheap.
It's great for cleaning your interior plastics as it leaves a very nice matte finish.
Once you've cleaned the trim, just apply some dressing of your choice to it to recondition the rubber.
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something that I found that worked good on those moldings....the ICE wax. But you gotta get them clean first. Any kind of all purpose cleaner should bring that off
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its not mold, the dirt just sticks to it really good.
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pressure washer?
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I would clean the surface with a quality degreaser that is totally safe like the P21S Total Auto Wash. You can further restore the surface with the Black WOW Black WOW. It does a great job of restoring the vinyl, rubber and plastic surfaces back to their original color. Let me know if you have any questions.
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In the aftermath of the largest mass shooting in Toronto's history, Mayor Rob Ford is calling in reinforcements, going so far as to appeal to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and demand more money from Queen's Park to fund a crackdown against street gangs.
"I'm going to hopefully meet with the Prime Minister to see if we can toughen our gun laws," Mayor Rob Ford told radio station AM640 Wednesday night. "Once they're charged and they go to jail the most important thing is when they get out of jail, I don't want them living in this city. They can go anywhere else, but I don't want them in the city."
Asked how he planned to force gangsters out of Toronto, Mr. Ford said: "I don't know and that's what I'm going to sit down with the prime minister and find out: how our immigration laws work. Obviously I have an idea. But whatever I can do to get them out of the city I'm going to, regardless of whether they have family or friends, I don't want these people, if they're convicted of a gun crime, to have anything to do with the City of Toronto."
Scarborough councillor Michael Thompson said he hadn't heard about the mayor's comments regarding immigration law, when he spoke to reporters outside of Thursday's meeting of the Toronto Police Services Board, of which he is vice chair.
"I don't understand the concept or the principle associated with that," he said, "because that would presuppose that simply that only those who are immigrants... are committing crimes and that's a position I do not share."
He said he wasn't sure why the statement was made. "I don't understand conceptually, at all, because it really speaks to perhaps some who may not be fully cognisant as to what some of the real challenges are," he said. "I would think that either the mayor has spoken in a moment of just emotion but I would think that the notion of immigration or immigrants being the problem is the wrong notion."
Shortly before at the police board meeting, Mr. Thompson asked the board to pass a motion to ask the premier that the chair of the board be included in any meetings seeking a solution to violence in Toronto. His motion passed after the board had a moment of silence for the victims of the Danzig Avenue shooting Monday night, where two people were killed and 23 wounded.
Mr. Thompson said he wants the board to also be included with any meetings the mayor is seeking with the prime minister. "I hadn't been made aware that discussions were going to take place federally," Mr. Thompson said. "When that meeting is called, I would be speaking to the mayor to ensure that he invites the chair of the police services board since we're in a position of actually setting policy and governance."
The Prime Minister's Office confirmed it was working to schedule a sit-down between Mr. Harper and the mayor.
Police Chief Bill Blair, for his part, has acknowledged that it's been hard for the force to reach out to the neighbourhood where the shootings took place Monday night, as his officers struggled to overcome the wall of silence and gather tips from witnesses.
In an interview on television station CP24 Wednesday, Mr. Ford walked a fine line between talking tough and reassuring residents. He argued Toronto is still safe – saying that he coaches football in one of the toughest parts of town without fear – but asserted that he wanted tougher laws on gun crime.
"I want meetings," he said. "It's affecting our city more than anyone else in Canada."
In a meeting with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty scheduled for Monday at 2 p.m., Mr. Ford said he will push for a cash injection for the Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy, which sends police into priority neighbourhoods to seize guns, make arrests and build connections with locals.
Mr. McGuinty said Thursday that it would be a mistake for government leaders and police to respond to the largest mass shooting in Toronto's history by dividing into two camps - those calling exclusively for tougher laws versus those saying the answer is more community supports.
"I think we need to come to the table not so much with demands of each other, but rather questions for ourselves that we need to ask," Mr. McGuinty told reporters in Ottawa. "What is it we can bring to the table as part of the solution?"
Mr. McGuinty said Monday's meeting with Mr. Ford and Chief Blair will be the first in a series of sessions to discuss what measures are needed to bolster community safety. All three levels of government as well as law enforcement officials and community members must be involved in the talks.
"The provincial government is not the sole repository of any ultimate solution in this matter," he said. "I don't pretend to have a quick and easy answer. I don't think anybody does."
Minutes after he spoke, Attorney General John Gerretsen renewed the province's call for the federal government to ban handguns.
"The more that we can do collectively to get guns out of our system, the better it is for everybody," Mr. Gerretsen told television station CP24.
The Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (TAVIS) has been one of Chief Blair's marquee programs and, on Wednesday, he pointed to steady declines in violent crime over the past seven years, including the lowest homicide tally in three decades in 2011.
But there have been more shootings this year than last. Out of the 284 handguns seized by Toronto police this year up to June 30, 158 belonged to gang members, compared with 146 at the same time last year.
Among police successes in the past decade were a trio of big operations that jailed scores of players from the streets of Scarborough and quieted neighbourhoods like the one where the shooting took place.
Recently, some of those imprisoned have gotten out and a younger generation is picking up the baton, Chief Blair said. Some police intelligence suggests Monday's violence may have been related to a re-emergence of the rival Galloway Boys and the Malvern Crew, the gangs primarily targeted in the big sweeps.
Yet in the two days since, amid up to 200 potential witnesses, only a small number of tips have trickled in.
"In the immediate aftermath of such a traumatic event, it's very difficult to go out and engage with people, but we're there," the police chief acknowledged. "If there are rivalries being renewed, I've got to be concerned. I'm not trying to create an atmosphere of fear, but I want those who might be witnesses to what took place on Monday to understand the urgency of coming forward."
On Danzig Street, where the shootings took place, Daryl Kennedy suggested one reason residents don't trust police. Officers are ever-present in the area, driving around in their cruisers, he said, but don't stop to talk to people and develop ties.
"I'm not talking about being friends, but getting to know the community," said Mr. Kennedy, who was preparing to wash blood off his truck that came from a shooting victim who fled via his front yard. "You think we're really comfortable with them?"
Defence lawyer Courtney Betty argues police must spend more time with neighbourhood residents in order to build rapport and gather local intelligence, rather than only showing up to enforce the law. And despite the rhetoric, politicians have also failed to take action, he said.
After Jordan Manners was shot dead in a Toronto school, the province commissioned a report on youth violence. But Mr. Betty said Queen's Park failed to empower someone to put its recommendations in place and oversee a coordinated response to the problem.
"It's been sitting on a shelf and none of those things have been implemented," he said.
But for all the fears of violence, the father of one shooting victim says the neighbourhood is much safer than it used to be. Robert Athanas, whose 19-year-old daughter was shot twice but survived, has lived in the area 30 years.
"I remember Danzig 20, 25 years ago and I used to tell her, this was a place I wouldn't hang out because it was bad then," he said. "But people grow up, people move out and Danzig became stable again."
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Curiously you leave the off the last name of your sign in now, it has nothing to do with punctuation, you SPELLED it wrong. By the way I wear thongs so you don't have to worry about getting them in a wad. If you want to have fun go back to your NPR, ridiculing people instead of engaging in a debate isn't fun, it is just a person showing a certain lack of intellect<quoted text>
Did you stay up all night typing this garbage. You must be superman to have done it all on your own.
You are awesome. By the way, topix wont let you type any punctuation in the name bar. Who cares anyway? This isn't formal writing. It's just for fun so I can get your panties all in a bunch. If you were so smart you would have it figured out by now and have had some fun with it. Of course you knew that since you are so smart and perfect.
Not superman but worked for what I have achieved in my life, my education came from my desire to learn and the support of my family, I had a few good teachers but the ambition was mine and what I did not get in school I got on my own. I can understand how you would be unfamiliar with this strategy of improving ones self as it appears that you have been just as happy as me being an underachiever. You are obviously one of the weak minded ones the unions spend so much time protecting. They know the weaker you are the more they can influence you to follow whatever stream of thought they want you to follow. There are leaders and followers, leaders lead and followers get run over by those leaders going to the front to get whatever job needs to be done, done. I would hate to think how many times you have gotten run over by hanging around the back of the pack waiting for someone to tell you what to do. Typically they probably tell you to get out of the way.


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st: log-transformation of an independent variable in logistic regression: What to do with the zeroes
"Daniel Waxman" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
st: log-transformation of an independent variable in logistic regression: What to do with the zeroes
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 12:11:00 -0400
This is a follow up to a side-discussion that came up in another
thread last week. My suggested method for using a dummy variable to
represent zero values of the untransformed independent variable was
met with some skepticism, and I had promised an example/demonstration…
The rationale for doing the use of a dummy is as follows:
First: A value of zero is often qualitatively different from any
positive value. In the example that follows, I describe the
relationship between troponin I and mortality. Troponin, like any
laboratory test, has a detection limit below which any concentration
will be reported as zero. In my example, that detection limit is .01
mcg/L. So a value reported by the laboratory analyzer as zero might
actually represent actual concentrations of .001 mcg/L, .0001 mcg/L,
or "truly zero." Most likely it represents an admixture of all of
these. The choice of a single value to represent zero would be
arbitrary, and different choices can give markedly different results
if the regression is fit with only one continuous variable. Another
example, given by Hosmer & Lemeshow is the effect of number of
cigarettes per day on a particular health outcome. There is good
reason to believe that the condition of nonsmoking does not fit
anywhere on a continuous scale that is a function of the number of
cigarettes smoked per day.
Second: The fact that the log(0) does not exist is not simply a
mathematical nuisance. If an outcome relates to the logarithm of
another variable, the meaning is that the outcome varies with
order-of-magnitude changes. For example for troponin I, the odds of
mortality approximately doubles with 10-fold increases in positive
values. What can this mean with regard to a troponin of zero? Well,
if it were truly zero, then an order of magnitude change is
meaningless, and the case of zero would need to be dealt with
The solution is to use two variables—one to represent log10(troponin)
for positive values and a dummy variable to represent the case of
It is important to formulate the dummy variable as zero for cases of
troponin==0 and 1 otherwise, and not the other way around.
When I mentioned this before, Nick seemed to trip over the replacement
of log(troponin) with zero if troponin==0, since log(1)=0.
The formulation of the dummy variable takes care of that.
In the following example (which can be cut-and-pasted into Stata), I
first create a simulated data set with the following characteristics:
-20% of troponin values are zero.
-The remainder of observations are uniformly distributed between .01-100
- Mortality rate for troponin==0 is 2%
- Mortality rate for troponin==.01 is 3% and doubles for every 10-fold increase.
I then perform a logistic regression of the simulated data using the
dummy variable formulation and compare predicted probabilities to the
parameters used to create the data.
Apologies in advance if I am missing Nick's previous point, or of this
seems absurdly obvious.
If anybody knows of a more "standard" way to do this, please let me know.
First, make the simulated data
set seed 12234
set obs 100000
// set 20% of troponin values to zero
gen troponin=0 if uniform()<=.2
// set rest of the values to between .01 and 100
replace troponin=round(uniform()*100,.01) if troponin==.
// 2% mortality if troponin==0
gen died=uniform()<=.02 if troponin==0
gen p_design = .02 if troponin==0
// 3% mortality for lowest nonzero value (troponin==.01)
// with a doubling of the odds for each 10-fold increase
// note that since log(1)=0, the intercept represents the odds of mortality
// for troponin==1
local baseline_odds=.03/(1-.03)
replace p_design=invlogit(log(2)*log10(troponin) /*
*/ + log(`baseline_odds'*4)) if troponin>0
replace died=uniform()<=p_design if troponin>0
Now perform logistic regression for mortality vs. log10- troponin
on the simulated data,
using the variable <zero_dummy>=0 if troponin==0
and <logtrop_pos>=log10(troponin) if troponin>0, zero otherwise
gen logtrop_pos=cond(troponin==0,0,log10(troponin))
gen zero_dummy=cond(troponin==0,0,1)
logistic died logtrop_pos zero_dummy
predict p_fitted
// compare results of fitted values to the initial parameters
su p_fitted p_design if troponin==0
su p_fitted p_design if troponin==float(.01)
su p_fitted p_design if troponin==float(.1)
su p_fitted p_design if troponin==1
su p_fitted p_design if troponin==10
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Researchers in Germany followed a program that trained dogs to detect the smell of a lung cancer waste product. The German dogs could smell a person's breath and correctly identify lung cancer 93% of the time. Similarly, a Japanese pooch sniffed the breath and stool samples of more than 300 people and correctly identified which people had bowel cancer 98% of the time. Other studies demonstrate that dogs can detect early stage breast cancer, melanomas and bladder cancer with an accuracy rate of 88 to 97%.
How is this possible? Malignant tumors exude tiny amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that aren't in healthy tissue. Dogs can sniff out each one in concentrations as dilute as parts per trillion. The dogs' ability to smell VOCs may lead to a new test to detect cancer. If it gets inexpensive enough, maybe we'll all have a breath analysis once a year to spot early, otherwise undetectable, disease.
Cancer isn't the only disease that stinks. Medical dogs can smell a change in blood sugar levels and the presence of ketones (toxic acids in the bloodstream that signal low insulin or high blood sugar), and then alert their owners or others to a potential diabetic seizure. Dogs can also be trained to detect changes in behavior, recognize the onset of high blood pressure, a heart attack and epileptic seizures, and get a person the help they need.