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Sometimes I think investors are just plain silly. After reporting a stellar first quarter on April 20 and lifting the market overall, McDonald's is now on the ropes with investors. It seems April sales failed to meet management's sales forecast for the month, and this little bit of bad news has investors running for the door.
This annoys me to no end, except for one salient fact: I can buy more McDonald's stock at a discount, courtesy of investors who sold off at the first hint of trouble. To me, one month does not overshadow the tremendous management team who have raised their dividends nine years in a row. This includes years where movies like "Super Size Me" came out, along with the subsequent pullback in the market overall from a national economy in free fall. I counsel investors to think a little bit longer than one month of sales. Here's why: In 2002, the McDonald's dividend was 24 cents a share . Today, it's indicating $2.80, a tenfold increase, or compound annual growth of nearly 28 percent.
If you look a little more deeply into the numbers, they are even more compelling. For instance, if you purchased stock in the company in January 2002, at $27.75, you now have a 10 percent yield. If you purchased in January 2003, your shares are yielding 19.4 percent. All of this is good news and doesn't even take into account the growth in share price, which is now trading north of $90 a share.
Now, knowing that the past does not guarantee the future (I recall a Mr. Buffett speaking about how if that were the case, librarians would be millionaires), the team that delivered this spectacular performance is still in the trenches, still tinkering, refining and improving. We own McDonald's. It's has been good to us and our investors, and we suspect now that it is on sale, we may do even better with the company moving forward.
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Forests and Flowers
The forests surrounding the historic Cumberland Gap and found throughout the park are a mosaic of sorts. Broad green deciduous trees, dense groves of hemlock and rhododendron, and delicate wildflowers all can be found while exploring the many miles of hiking trails found in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
Credit: Scott TeodorskiShillalah Falls is one of many casades and small waterfalls found while hiking the Shillalah Creek Road trail
Credit: Scott TeodorskiMuch of the park is covered in mixed deciduous forest which thrives along steep ridges. Many of the trees lose their leaves in the fall.
Credit: Scott TeodorskiBloodroot is one of the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring. It is often found in moist, rich soil.
Credit: Scott TeodorskiShining club moss is one of many plants found in the understory of the forest.
Credit: Scott TeodorskiThe fiddlehead fern gets its name from the "fiddle head" appearance of the Christmas fern as it unfurls
Credit: Scott TeodorskiRue anemone with early morning dew drop
Credit: Scott TeodorskiJack-in-the-Pulpit blooming on stream bank
Credit: Scott TeodorskiThe Pink Ladyslipper is rare in some areas but can be found throughout the park
Credit: Scott TeodorskiThe Flame Azalea is found in ravines and along moist ridges and usually blooms in late spring into the summer.
Credit: Scott TeodorskiRhododendron is found throughout the southern mountains and blooms in summer
Credit: Scott TeodorskiThe deciduous forests of the southern mountains are spectacular in the fall as the leaves change color.

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Avocado And Shrimp Ceviche Tacos
The ceviche is spicy, but there is no fishy taste, and the avocado provides a creamy texture amongst the crunchy vegetables. Look for ripe Mexican avocados - they are almost black in color. You can also eat this ceviche with tortilla chips as a refreshing Mexican snack.
- Combine the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, cilantro, jalapeno, and black pepper in a small mixing cup.
- Put the avocado, onion, tomato, cucumber, and shrimp in a glass bowl.
- Pour the lemon juice mixture over the vegetables and shrimp. Toss.
- Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, allowing to marinate.
- Scoop mixture evenly into slightly warmed, small corn or flour tortillas. Enjoy!
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Improvement Projects Slated To Start
Community Board 14 has announced that a significant number of community requested infrastructure improvement projects are slated to start in the District this year.
The Board is thankful to the elected leaders for their support in securing these projects.
The following is a list of projects expected to start within the next 12 months. If you have questions regarding the scope or impact of these projects, please call the Community Board at (718) 471-7300 or email at email@example.com.
HW631-phase A: New storm and sanitary sewers in Arverne/Sommerville area, some streets north of Rockaway Freeway between Beach 79 Street and Beach 67 Streets.
HD153B-Edgemere Urban Renewal Area phase 2 - Reconstruction of infrastructure north of Rockaway Freeway between Beach 40 to Beach 45 Streets.
QED965: Redfern water main - water main, storm, and sanitary sewers; Redfern Avenue - Dix Avenue - Nassau County line, Beach Channel Drive, Cornaga Avenue, Beach 24 Street and Hartman Lane.
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5. HWQ230G: Reconstruction, storm and sanitary sewers - Reads Lane.
6. SEQ2413: Collier Avenue - storm and sanitary sewers - Beach 25 Street, Briar Place.
7. HWQ331: Rockaway Beach Blvd. /Newport Avenue – road reconstruction, storm sewers from Beach 116 Street to Beach 140 Street.
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Yes, Beliebers, the rumors are true: Justin Bieber turns the big 1-7 today, and in honor of his passage into almost-manhood, we put together a gallery of some of our favorite Justin moments from the past 17 years. Which Justin moment has been YOUR favorite so far? Drop us a comment and let us know what makes you a true Belieber!


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There are so many mag available between direct mail and at the stores. Do you have a favorite? I cannot decide if i want to keep subscribing because it seem to me that most are filled with ads. Do you feel the same? :roll:
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
There are so many mag available between direct mail and at the stores. Do you have a favorite? I cannot decide if i want to keep subscribing because it seem to me that most are filled with ads. Do you feel the same? :roll:
Yes, although I have not subscribed yet. I pick one up here and there to see which is the best to subscribe to. I am a beginner so some of the patterns are way beyond me.
We do not have very many stores in our immediate area that carry the quilting mags anymore, except Barnes and Noble. Even the Newspaper and Mag stores have stopped carrying them. I was surprised to find out the the LQS don't carry them either. I thought at least they would, but most of their customers probably alread subscribe.
I am waiting for answers to which ones are the best!
I like Quiltmaker and Quilter's Home. Just subscribed to a new one for me: BHG Quilting, I think it's called. My Dad gets me Quilting Arts each year for Christmas. I used to get Fons and Porter's and Quilter's Newsletter.
One thing I really like about Quiltmaker is that they highlight handwork as well as machine work - hand embroidery. Four magazines is pretty extravagant for me but DH found discounts on the internet to order two of them for me. I so look forward to them coming each time - and two of them come on a different cycle than the other two so that's good, as well.
I read any that I can get my hand on! I look at garage sales, thrift stores, ect. though....love the old ones, they never really go out of style, just the fabrics change. I used to love Quilters Home when Mark Lipinski was there, I loved how funny hewas, included his pets, but I didnt even renew that when my subscription ran out.
I recently started getting Quilt magazine..
I have only gotten 2 issues. The first issue there is NOTHING in it I would make - nothing... this last issue there is a fish quilt that I want to make for my mother :) There are a few other possibilities.
I am not completely blown away over the magazine but it's nice. I am always eyeballing Quilts & More but I haven't subscribed yet - I like to try and wait for a special that I can't refuse before I get a magazine - there are just too many patterns I already want to make let alone see more to add to the list!!
I'm like CarrieAnne in that I go to garage/yard sales, estate sales, church bazaars. The patterns are still useable, but the fabrics have changed over the years..
I got tired of all of the ads and the expense, and didn't renew any of mine. I find magazines, books, patterns at yard sales, etc... and buy a few new here and there... and spend the money I save on fabric :D:D:D
I do not subscribe to any mags I get them all on loan from my local library and if I find any patterns I like I photocopy them and put them into my file for later. Or i buy from trade me in pile lots or from garage sales, I always pass them on once I have copied the patterns I want from them.
Quilters Home, Quilters Newsletter are the one's I buy. I always look thru them first to see if it's worth buying. After all, thats giving up a yard or so of fabric when your on ss retirement. I have lots I need to give away.
I get Quiltmaker and Quilter's World. They seem to have the most patterns I want to make.


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Four From St. John's Home Graduate
Four From St. John's Home Graduate
Four of P.S. 256Q's eighth graders at St. John's Home realized an important goal on Friday June 20: they graduated into high school.
Principal Oswaldo Roman and Assistant Principal Beth Rudolph presented diplomas to Japell Cox, Regelio Cuffy, and Sude Soobrian. Noel Parson graduated in absentia.
The ceremony celebrated the achievements of not just four graduates, but also the entire St. John's educational community. Brother Thomas Trager, the Home's Executive Director, welcomed the audience and stressed how a nurturing educational environment made-up of teachers, counselors, and family is crucial in realizing the potential of the students.
Principal Roman underlined the responsibility of being role models to other young people. Assistant Principal Rudolph encouraged the students to take responsibility for their own lives. She reminded the young men that the only way to lose is to quit.
Instructors Audrey Hirsch, Patrick Noone, Vicki Sabato, Matt Kornfeld, Jessica Kudisch, Robert Hildebrandt, and Antoine Morris presented awards for most improved and achievement in mathematics, social studies, language arts, science, multimedia, industrial arts, and physical education. Suzanne Riggs awarded certificates of merit to students Carmelo Diaz, Marquis Machicote, Dan Nevarez, and Suede Soobrian for their honor roll status and average of 85 or higher. Father Paul Landolfi offered the closing benediction.
The theme for St. John's Day celebration on June 25 is "Education: It's For Life."


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Boomer Esiason on D&C: Patriots on track to meet Packers in Super Bowl
|12.05.11 at 8:49 am ET
CBS Sports NFL analyst Boomer Esiason made his weekly appearance on the Dennis & Callahan show Monday morning to discuss the Patriots and other NFL news.
The Patriots captured a 31-24 victory over the Colts Sunday, but coach Bill Belichick was not pleased after they let Indianapolis climb back in the game in the fourth quarter.
"Anytime you give up 21 points in the fourth quarter, you can understand how they feel — especially to a team that hasn't won a game and to a quarterback who really a lot of people don't have much respect for on the field," Esiason said, although he added: "Five weeks from now, nobody's going to look back at this and saw that they gave up 24 points to Indianapolis and give a crap about it."
The Patriots visit the Redskins next Sunday, but the anticipation already is building for the game in two weeks against the Broncos and Tim Tebow.
"I'm not a big fan of his '¦ but I will say this: What's happening in their games is fascinating," Esiason said. "Other teams are imploding offensively, so their defense is scoring touchdowns for them. Guys drop coverage, Tebow runs around and makes big plays in the fourth quarter. I've never seen anything like it. I give the young man a ton of credit. I give John Fox a ton of credit for sticking with it and riding the wave.
"When the Patriots get there it's really going to be interesting, because watching the Patriot defense we saw yesterday in the fourth quarter go against Tim Tebow in his building should lead to some very interesting football."
Esiason predicted that Chargers coach Norv Turner, Giants coach Tom Coughlin, Dolphins coach Tony Sparano and Colts coach Jim Caldwell will be fired after the season, and that Eagles coach Andy Reid "wants out of there," speculating that San Diego would be his ideal landing spot.
Following are more highlights from the conversation.
On if he would prefer Tebow or Mark Sanchez as his quarterback: "I would want Mark Sanchez. Tim Tebow's got a nice, short resume of winning here. It's unexplainable, other than the fact that the kid is earning it and doing it in the big spots much like Mark Sanchez has. I'll take Mark over Tim, but I'll tell you one thing: Both of them are showing they can win games in the fourth quarter after not playing that well for 3 1/2 quarters."
On Tom Brady vs. Aaron Rodgers: "Tom Brady's done it a lot longer than Aaron Rodgers has. If you just look at the body of work, I will tell you that Tom's three Super Bowls still weigh heavily on his side. I'll always look at those Super Bowls as saying that this will be one of the greatest quarterbacks to have ever played, especially if he can get to a fourth one. I still say it's going to be New England and the Packers meeting up in Indianapolis. Obviously, only time will tell. Neither team has a great defense, by the way."
On the Packers' quest for an undefeated season: "Everybody there wants it. I did their game a couple of weeks ago against Minnesota on Monday night, and everybody there, to a man, even thought they're not really supposed to be talking about, they're talking about it. And they're talking about it because they want it. Just like the Patriots wanted it back in 2007."
On Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski: "He's fantastic, he really is. That size, and the ability that he has, and he's a full tight end — he can block, he can run pass routes. He obviously is a smart player, intuitive, understand where to get himself open and how to get himself open. And much like Tom has the relationship with Wes Welker, this relationship has now developed into that type of thing on the field. If you have it with one guy, it's great. If you have it with two guys, it's fantastic. There's not enough good things to say about him."
On the Colts' decision about what to do with the top draft pick and Peyton Manning: "The big question for the Colts will be is [Manning] going to be ready to play next year. And I don't think it matters. I think they're going to take Andrew Luck regardless. And they should take Andrew Luck and be like the Green Bay Packers, who have been stocked at the quarterback position since 1992."
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Backups can be lost due to a number of reasons: accidental backup deletion, backup file corruption, disk failure, lost or stolen hardware, malicious attack, or due to some other undesired and unpredicted event. Thus, having more than one copy of your business-critical backups is vital for ensuring that your data can be recovered in case of a disaster. Having an extra copy of backups is especially important if your primary backups are stored in the same location as the production machines, as any incident in the production environment is more likely to affect your backups as well. With just one copy of backups you have a single point of failure, and a nightmare if you lose the backups along with production machines.
Backup Copy jobs provide a simple yet powerful way to create and maintain copies of your backups. Even if your primary backups become unavailable, you can still instantly recover VMs, Microsoft Exchange objects, Microsoft Active Directory objects, and files from your backup copies. Backup Copy jobs copy backups from one Backup Repository to another, without touching the source ESXi hosts or source VMs/Amazon Instances. This way your source VMs/Amazon Instances are read only once, while backups can be copied to one or multiple locations.
With a Backup Copy job, you can create and maintain a mirrored copy of your primary Backup Repository, which is the simplest and most reliable way to protect all your backups. Think of it as of Backup Repository replication: all backups and recovery points that appear in the Backup Repository A will be automatically sent to the Backup Repository B:
Having a mirrored copy of your primary Backup Repository provides a "set it and forget it" approach for protecting your backups – just create a Backup Copy job once and it will keep your secondary backup repository up to date with all backups and recovery points created by all jobs.
To save storage space on your secondary Backup Repository and to speed up data transfer you can choose to create a Backup Copy job only for most important backups:
This way only the selected backups (and their recovery points) will be transferred to the secondary Backup Repository.
Backup jobs in NAKIVO Backup & Replication provide a convenient way to back up multiple VMs/Amazon EC2 Instances with the same settings. Since logical grouping is already done at the Backup job level, NAKIVO Backup & Replication enables you to create and maintain copies of backups created by particular Backup jobs:
This way you can ensure that all backup created by important Backup jobs are copied to a secondary Backup Repository.
In addition to global data deduplication, NAKIVO Backup & Replication automatically compresses backed up data to reduce the amount of space that VM backups occupy on a storage device. By default, the compression level in new Backup Repositories is set to "Fast", so that your Backup jobs run faster. When creating a secondary Backup Repository you can set the compression level to "Best", which uses more CPU but delivers better compression levels. This way the strongest compression algorithm will be used to compress backup data, resulting in smaller backups in your secondary Backup Repository.
While you can keep the copies of your backups locally, having at least one copy of your most critical backups offsite can save you from a lot of trouble in case a local disaster wipes your primary backups. The secondary Backup Repository can be placed in any location that has a connection to the Internet, because backup data can be transferred via AES 256 encrypted link, and your secondary backup repository can be encrypted as well:
Amazon provides one of the most reliable and affordable cloud services in the industry. With NAKIVO Backup & Replication, you can use Amazon's fast, reliable, and affordable cloud to store copies of your backups.
Each backup can contain up to 1,000 recovery points, which are saved based on recovery point retention policy, i.e. how many recovery points you want to have and for how long you want to keep them. With Backup Copy jobs, you can choose to create a mirrored copy of each backup: all recovery points that are available in Backup Repository A will be copied to the Backup Repository B:
However, Backup and Backup Copy are different jobs, so you can set different retention policies for your primary VM backups and their copies in a different Backup Repository. This way, for example, you can store several daily VM backups onsite, and keep (archive) weekly, monthly, and yearly copies of VM backups in a secondary Backup Repository for long term storage:
Also, you can use a fast storage for a subset of backups and use a slower but more reliable storage for long term archival.
VM Backup Copy jobs have their own schedule, so you can set them up to run when it suits your needs. For example, you can set up a Backup Copy job to run every night on working days or set it up to run on weekends to send all backups made during the week to a secondary Backup Repository.
Backup Copy jobs are very flexible: you can copy VM backups from multiple Backup Repositories into a single Backup Repository, or copy one backup to multiple Backup Repositories, or create a chain of backup repositories – however your data protection needs require.
Backup Copy jobs provide a powerful way to protect your backups and ensure that they are safe no matter what happens to production environment or primary backups. Download free trial and try the feature in your environment! Backup Copy jobs are available right out of the box, and you don't need to deploy any special components (such as hardware or software WAN accelerators) to make it work.
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Best Coast 'Fade Away' Track List
Best Coast has announced a new mini-album called Fade Away which will be released on October 22. Check out the track list below. Purchase a CD here and buy concert tickets here.
1. This Lonely Morning
2. I Wanna Know
3. Who Have I Become
4. Fear Of My Identity
5. Fade Away
6. Baby I'm Crying
7. I Don't Know How
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text: On June 27, 2012, 43-yr old Thomas Drake, formerly of New Cumberland, was arrested for indecent assault against a 17-yr old girl while she was sleeping. Drake is accused of touching the girl in an unwelcome and inappropriate manner one night earlier this month while she was at his former residence in New Cumberland visiting a friend. Drake was charged with Indecent Assault, Corruption of Minors, and Unlawful Contact with a Minor. Drake turned himself in to Detective Boyles, and Magisterial District Judge Scott Gross gave him $10,000 unsecured bail during his arraignment.


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Washington Redskins vs Seattle Seahawks 4:30pm Sunday FedEx Field, Washington Who saw this one coming at the start of the season? Two rookie quarterbacks guiding their teams into the first round of the playoffs against one another and neither of them has done it playing the traditional rookie quarterback role. Instead of having their teams carrying them while they adjust to the speed of the NFL, both of these guys have made big plays for the offense and been an integral part of their success. Seattle holds a 2-0 advantage in the playoff series between these two teams, the most recent game coming in the 2007 season which the Seahawks won at home 35-13 to advance to Green Bay. That result ended the Redskins late season run following the death of Sean Taylor and it also ended the coaching career of Joe Gibbs. While neither team has a similar rallying cry to get behind this year, both of these teams have surprised many by finding themselves in this position and neither team has anything to lose from this point out and can play with that freedom. To work out each of their strengths and weaknesses as well as how they are likely to approach this game, two games from late in the season were studied to evaluate their scheme and analyze how they broke off big plays before working out how it will apply this weekend. Film Breakdown In their blowout of Buffalo up in Toronto, the Seahawks rode the mobility of Russell Wilson to a comfortable 50-17 win. Seattle's play calling had the Buffalo defense confused and constantly picking the wrong option when Russell Wilson went to hand the ball to Marshawn Lynch on the read-option. It resulted in a career day for Russell Wilson as he ran for three touchdowns and threw for another to tight end Zach Miller. What had to be a concern for the Seahawks was the pressure Wilson found himself under when he dropped back to pass. The Bills underperforming line had Wilson on the run, only missing out of sacks due to the mobility of the rookie as well as his smart decisions to throw the ball away when the play is dead. On the other side of the ball, the Seattle defense had a tough time slowing down C.J. Spiller who ran for over 100 yards on just 17 carries. They only really took him out of the game when they established a big lead which forced the Bills to go pass heavy with their play calling. Of course their pass defense was pretty impressive, especially up front thanks to their impressive group of linemen. Overall it was a performance that Seahawks had to be very pleased with that was full of largely encouraging signs for the team. In a primetime bout with their division rivals two weeks ago, the Seahawks pounded the San Francisco 49ers 42-13 to continue their playoff push. On their first offensive possession, they showed that while they are not an explosive offense, they can break their share of big plays. They do so on the ground by simply overpowering the opposition at the point of attack; Marshawn Lynch hit a long touchdown run off the left side. They lined up both their tight ends, Zach Miller and Anthony McCoy on that side and it was a simple power run that lead to the score. Their defensive ends can generate big plays simply due to their speed and ability to get around their blockers, in one instance in this game; Chris Clemons was able to chase down a scrambling Colin Kaepernick, something not many linemen are capable of. Scheme wise they did not do anything overly complicated to try and confuse the young quarterback, they just simply relied on their athleticism and skill to slow them down. Even their special teams got in on the big plays blocking a chip shot attempt from David Akers before Richard Sherman returned the ball for a score. It's amazing to see how much the Redskins have changed their offensive system to cater for the unique skill set of their rookie superstar Robert Griffin III. With the ability to move around and make big plays with his legs, coach Mike Shannahan altered the system to make it more like what Griffin ran at Baylor. There is a lot of motion before and at the snap, to try and get the defense pursuing in the wrong direction and giving Griffin the chance to get outside the pocket and run around. What was interesting to see about the week 16 game against the struggling Eagles, was how the system was changed as Griffin battled a knee injury. While he is still a better athlete than most quarterbacks in the league, Griffin moved around gingerly and was missing that explosive step that made him incredibly dangerous. Against the Eagles the playcalling did not look all that different to normal, other than the number of designed rollouts and runs for Griffin were reduced. They leaned heavily on their rookie running back Alfred Morris who has some big play ability and can also grind out tough yards when asked to. Much like any 3-4 defense, the Redskins strength is in their linebackers, most notably iron man London Fletcher in the middle who nobody can get off the field as well as Ryan Kerrigan on the outside. Philadelphia had success against the Redskins getting their backs outside the rush and attacking their suspect secondary. The most notable weakness is DeAngelo Hall who is great at producing big plays but those tend to cover up plenty of completed passes. On thanksgiving, Griffin had a career day on the national stage against the Dallas Cowboys in a game that would wind up having massive playoff implications. In direct contrast to the Seahawks, a lot of the Redskins big plays came from good designs as opposed to sheer athleticism. With the Dallas defense focusing so much on the running game, it opens them up to take shots down field off play action. They broke two big plays in the second quarter for touchdowns off play action passes. The first one, a 68 yard bomb to Aldrick Robinson came from the safety being frozen by Griffin putting the ball in the gut of the back before looking for his receiver deep. The throw itself deserves some credit because he had missed some easy short throws early on but it was bang on the money and right in stride for the receiver. The second touchdown came from a fake again as Griffin hit Pierre Garcon for a 59 yard touchdown. The victim of the fake in this instance was linebacker Bruce Carter whose brief hesitation allowed Garcon to get behind him and give Griffin a big enough window to throw the ball. How the Game Will Be Won With the Seahawks strength being in the running game, you know the Redskins will be selling out to try and stop Marshawn Lynch and the ground game. Luckily for Seattle, they have a secondary rushing threat in their quarterback that means they won't be able to focus solely on The Beast. If they can gain traction through the middle and move Barry Cofield it will open up their whole offense. It will mean their running game opens up as the read option plays that Wilson uses so well can freeze the defense long enough to get big yardage on the perimeter. It also opens up the play action in the passing game which should give Wilson an extra beat to find an open receiver. Golden Tate, Doug Baldwin and Sidney Rice had success working outside the numbers this season and Wilson should be able to find them along the sideline. It is imperative for the Seahawks to not let themselves get into obvious passing situations as they struggle to protect Wilson when that happens and we saw how effective the Redskins can be at blitzing just last week. When they do face those long distances, they will need to rely on extra blockers to pick up the pressure and allow Wilson to locate his open receiver. It will be a big ask for the offense to generate enough points on their own to win the game on the road and that is where their defense and special teams will need to step up. Against another mobile quarterback, in Colin Kaepernick, the Seahawks backed off their pressure a little bit and focused on containment ahead of actually getting a sack. When they do get the chance, it would be wise of them to hit Griffin early and just see how confident he is in his knee. Their secondary is back at full strength following the return of Brandon Browner from suspension and suddenly their pass defense gets a lot better. In another year (and without the rumours of the failed drug test) the other corner Richard Sherman would be in the running for defensive player of the year with the season he is having. To shut down the Redskins they need to be disciplined in coverage and rely on Washington making the mistakes. To tilt the momentum on the road they will need a big play from the special teams as well, especially early on be it a fake punt or field goal, a block or even something as simple as a big return from Leon Washington. Hosting their first playoff game since 1999, the Redskins will have a vocal crowd behind them as they hope to win their first playoff game since the 2005 season. The best way to set the aggressive Seattle team back a step is to hit them with a couple of early big plays and in an ideal world, a quick score or two. Building a lead will allow the Redskins to methodically control the tempo and force Seattle out of their comfort zone. Seattle have been experts at building a quick lead in their recent run so they will have to be wary of that being used against them as well. It means that they will not have to pay too much attention to the running game and force Russell Wilson to beat them with his arm alone. It helps that they have possibly one of the most explosive players in recent history on their side, even if he is a bit limited through injury. Speed kills this Seattle defense and they will need to play faster than them to counter their aggressiveness. A quick play fake out of the pistol and get the ball into the hands of a receiver running an intermediate route could bring big yards if they execute perfectly. Meanwhile on the ground Alfred Morris just needs to keep churning away and get his yards, his coaches know how to get yards on the ground and they will give him his opportunities. With a suspect secondary, the Redskins front seven will need to carry the load in this game and hope that they can cause enough disruption to get by. Of course stopping the rolling Seahawks is no easy task as Marshawn Lynch will run over you while Russell Wilson will leave you grasping at thin air. The best thing for the Redskins defense to do is to contain and tackle well, most of Wilson's success comes from making the first tackler miss before finding a receiver or preventing negative yardage by throwing it away. Fletcher is one of the league's best tacklers and he will need to get his teammates using proper technique on Wilson. There is no point trying to take his head off, just wrap up and drive through the ball carrier. A lot of emphasis will be placed on the outside linebackers containing the read option plays and forcing Wilson to try and look for holes in the middle, if they can stop Seattle getting second chance yardage then that defence will have a much easier day. Their Australian punter, Sav Rocca will be key to negating the Seattle return game, a couple of big kicks can change field position and their impressive coverage units will be able to take care of the rest. Of course if Leon Washington does get free then Rocca can just try and decapitate him like he did to Dwayne Harris last week. Overall this game will be tough, tight and draining for whoever wins it. The offenses look like they will cancel each other out while the defensive comparison has a slight edge going to Seattle. You just can't look past the intangibles going in Washington's favour, they will have a vocal home crowd behind them and Seattle has been questionable at best on the road. Look for Washington to scrape home 23-17 in a close game.
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Turning Animals Into Living Drug Factories
Transgenics is the burgeoning field of altering an animal's genetic makeup by inserting a foreign gene into an embryo. The promise for the technology is to slip a gene that produces a particular drug or protein into animals and turn them into living factories. And now, that's becoming a reality.
In the September issue of the scientific journal Bio/Technology, scientists report three major advances: In one, researchers at Pharmaceutical Proteins Ltd. in Edinburgh, Scotland, have produced five sheep that carry a gene for an enzyme that can prevent mucus buildup in the lungs of emphysema sufferers. These sheep secrete this enzyme in their milk. Another group, at GenPharm International in the Netherlands, engineered a transgenic calf whose female offspring will secrete the human protein lactoferrin in their milk. This protein has antibacterial properties and could be used in infant formulas and for patients with weakened immune systems.
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I am looking for a good tutorial for a newbie.
I am looking for a good tutorial for a newbie.
Youtube is going to be your friend on this
Also good to practice handling Drones to get it down
The most important issues are to get NEXT year's color and practice on drones. When you're comfortable, then you can start on queens.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
I use the marking tube, only been doing it a couple years. Usually I feel like I'm holding them to tight when doing it by hand.
When marking I always get the extra ink off the marker first, & hold the queen upside down. That way if there is too much ink gravity can help you instead of hurt you.
I don't want to encourage a bad practice, but I just dabbed a small amount of quick drying paint onto her thorax using an eraser of a pencil. Don't know how effecient or safe it was. It seemed harmless. Perhaps I was just lucky. I found the frame with the queen and layed it flat on it's side on top of the hive. I ever so carefully BARELY dipped the eraser in the paint and quickly but CAREFULLY dotted her. I did lightly smoke the frame first to slightly disorient the bees a little. I marked two queens this way. The only problem I had was with my first two tries. As I timed my application the paint had already dried on the eraser. So I had to be quick. I have a few more queens being reared and will do the same with them. This method worked for me as a hobbyist but I could see how you could slip or get your timing wrong for a fatal or sloppy mark. This was a few inspections ago and since then I have found them laying in the hives. So as far as I know, they were successful markings.
Later, John
Before I got a queen marking tube, this video taught me how to do it:
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This is a vivid painting with strong cadmium orange hills, contrasting with a lonely green tree in the centre of the field. It is painted on loxley box canvas with clean unpainted edges.
I took this photo in Lyme Park, Disley, close to my home and changed the colours in 'Photoshop' to give a 'different' look before painting.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 98 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
Our business is a pilates reformer studio. we provide pilates exercises on reformer beds invented by joseph pilates for muscle strengthening and elongation.
The name of the company MAREZE is a combination of the two owners and can be uppercase, lowercase, together or separated, etc.
Mareze is the company name, the studio is the business venture. So, while logos with fitness related graphics are welcomed, they are not necessary. We are looking for a dynamic and professional logo. No 'MS word' like fonts. We would like a designers touch.
Our studio is currently based out of a city where Pilates studios are very common and we would like to stand out.
Target audience is an open range of 18 to 65 years of age. However, average client age range is 25 to 40 years old. The color of the studio is white walls and ceiling, gray floor, and the beds are wood framed (light colored) with black padding.


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The Rockaway Running Series will celebrate the holiday weekend with the inaugural run of the Firecracker 10-Mile run on Sunday, July 3 at 7:30 a.m.
This week will also feature the Bob Davan Run on July 7, which also continues the tenth season of traditional Thursday evening runs at Beach 95 Street. The race will start at Beach 95 Street and the boardwalk, rain or shine, at 7 p.m. Races will include ¼-mile, mile and 5K runs.
The series will continue with the John McManus Run on July 14. The July 22 finale of the boardwalk running series will feature the Rockapulco 5K Run with T-shirts and a post-race party. For more information about fees and times, go to the official website of the Rockapulco Run by registering online at rockapulcorun.com or call 917-287-7280.
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The reigning 2010 Female Rockapulco Champ Kerri Gallagher just finished up her senior year at Fordham University with a great college career. She earned All Academic-All Conference Honors; was named Fordham's Female Athlete of the Year; won the 1500m at the Raleigh Relays; was the 800m and 1500m champ at the Metropolitan Championships, and set a new Fordham record for the indoor 800m.


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Enstar, the state's largest natural gas utility, has reached a tentative agreement with a union representing about 150 of its full-time and part-time workers. The United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 367 had been threatening a potential strike since negotiations stalled last month.
The union and Enstar came to a new, tentative agreement Thursday. The potential contract must still be voted on by Local 367 members. Union business manager Greg Walker said that he expects the vote to be taken within the next 10 days. Walker would not comment on the details of the contract agreement, but he hinted that the negotiation process did not end with an ideal solution for Enstar employees represented by the union.
"We made some significant movement that was very hard for us to make, and we made that movement in an effort to get the company to move as well," Walker said.
Chuck Dunagan, an Anchorage attorney on the union negotiating team, said that the contract was "good enough" to take to members for a vote. But Dunagan would not say if his negotiating team is actually recommending its members pass the tentative agreement with Enstar.
"We told Enstar that if they wanted us to cheerlead a contract, that it must contain several things," Dunagan said. "And those things are not in this current contract."
Dunagan said that one major concession made by the union was an agreement that any new Enstar employees it represents will be moved to a defined contribution or 401(k)-type retirement plan from the current defined benefits (pension) plan members now enjoy.
Enstar would not comment on the contract agreement or whether it thought that there could be any more meaningful negotiations if the Local 367 members vote against it.
"I think when you look at what a tentative agreement is, that it is the understanding that it works for both the union and the company," Enstar public information officer John Sims said.
Union members have already voted to strike but have not followed through with a work stoppage. The threat of a walk-off is still hovering over the process if the tentative agreement reached Thursday afternoon is not ratified.
"Enstar has drawn a line in the sand," Dunagan said. "It will be difficult moving on from this, and we wanted to get a referendum from members before we decide what our next step should be."
Enstar has more than 137,000 residential and commercial customers across Southcentral Alaska, from the Kenai Peninsula to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
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AES 'Awards' - 2009
Best Product in Show
A company called Neyrinck was showing off a de-reverberation plug-in for Pro Tools, written by a company called Tacsystem in Japan. It actually worked. It left behind some artifacts and it appears to be mostly usable only for dialogue, but it actually took out reverb below the noise floor.
This is the first someone someone has actually sold a de-reverberation system commercially before, and if it doesn't work perfectly (and it doesn't), it can be forgiven in the amazement that it works at all.
This is not only the first time I have given an award to a plug-in, this is the first time I have even mentioned a plug-in in any show review. That's how innovative and interesting this is. This is a tool that post production folks have wanted for nearly a century now.
Worst Product in Show
Ecstatic Electric was showing off a wooden horn microphone. That's right, it's a conical wooden horn, about six inches in diameter, perhaps shaped like a re-entrant paging horn speaker but with a phasing plug and a microphone capsule. Each mike comes with custom equalization curves to deal with some of the horn resonances. The thing is... the demo sounded just like listening through a paging horn, and the imaging was pretty odd because the frequency at which the pattern goes from directional to omnidirectional is very abrupt. I really wanted to like this because it's clearly very well made and it's clearly unusual, but listening to it was just too much.
Best Sound in Show
Trident Audio Developments was showing off a pair of small nearfield monitor speakers called the HG3, and they actually sounded good. It wasn't prone to any of the painfully obvious issues that most small monitor designs are. Now, I've only heard them under show floor conditions and not in a proper room, but they definitely show enough promise that I am going to go out and give them a listen.
Worst Sound in Show
Adam Audio did a demo of their monitor speakers which was just unbearable to listen to. The problem is that the Adam monitors are actually very good sounding speakers, perhaps a bit crisp on the top but entirely usable. The 5.1 demo basically showed off all the worst attributes, though, along with lots of sibilance and audible lossy compression artifacts. Also the lip sync between sound and video was off by at least two frames. I couldn't stay there for very long before I had to leave, and that's a shame because their product deserves better.
Loudest Sound in Show
Eventide was doing some kind of guitar pedal demos, I don't really know the details because I wasn't willing to come anywhere near the booth when they were going on, which was much of the time. The poor guys at Shure were trying to demonstrate microphones right across from them, too.
Second Loudest Sound in Show - Honorable Mention
Some honorable mention is deserved by the "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphone demo at the Monster Cable booth. You could put the headphones on and listen to a lot of bass and treble and not much in-between, played at deafeningly loud levels. There was also a button marked "Play It Loud" which I was afraid to press.
Best Product Name in Show
The Oxford Inflator. I don't really know what it's supposed to do other than that it's software that pumps your music up.
Best Paper in Show
Rosalfonso Bortono and Wayne Kirkwood from THAT did a short presentation called The 48 Volt Phantom Menace Returns. They went through all the various possible current paths of a typical preamp front end, showing where current travelled when the phantom power was turned on and off with various microphone loads, and showed that typical protection diodes (rail to signal line) don't actually provide much protection for the input transistors under a lot of conditions. They then went to show some various methods that would work for each of the possible conditions. The reason this gets the award is because it demonstrates that some of the things that "everybody knows" about input stage protection turn out not actually to be true, and that's a big deal. Preprint 7909.
Worst Paper in Show
In "Simple Amplifier for Single Frequency Subwoofer," Vladimir Filevski uses a low pass filter and a detector to determine the instantaneous level of low frequency information in a signal, and uses that control voltage to modulate the 50 or 60 Hz AC power line and apply it to a subwoofer. It replaces whatever bass content is in the signal with a single frequency thump. As someone who loves string bass and who thinks accurate bass is one of the most important attributes of a proper sound system, I cannot say how unspeakable I think this is, but I will say that this sort of thing is the logical extreme of the whole thumping bandpass enclosure subwoofer craze. That craze is bad because it's leading a whole generation of kids to think that this is all there is in the lower register. Preprint 7839 is available if you want to see it.
Best Free Stuff
Millennia Media was giving out nice velcro cable ties. Now, a number of companies were giving out cable ties, but these were really nice ones that will last a long time. When you give out candies, people eat them and then they are gone. When you give out little kitchy things, people break them and then they are gone. You give out a cable tie and people use them, and they keep using them, and then twenty years later they're still using them and they still think of your company when they see them. That's a big deal. I got a lot of free things at the show, but the cable ties are something that will actually make my life better. Not like the pocketknife I got a few years ago, which broke and injured me the first time I used it.
Special Award for Most Hype
For the past three weeks, people have been calling me and asking me if I know about this vapour microphone. It's been in all the popular press, and even the AP newswire has had a special on it. I don't know what publicity organization these guys hired but they sure have been effective.
The item itself is a microphone that operates by using a laser to measure the density of a column of smoke. It has a fairly high noise floor, because smoke consists of moving particles. The demonstration itself was amusing but did not make it seem practical. As an engineer from a large European microphone manufacturer said, "It looks a lot like those pipes you see in Amsterdam and you talk into an opening and distortion comes out."
Schwartz Engineering developed and patented it, and they claim falsely that it's the "first laser microphone." It's certainly the first microphone using a laser to measure aggregate particle density, though that's not really a practical sound measurement method.
Still, it was an interesting demo and would have been worthwhile down in the paper sessions, but the vast amount of hype around it just dwarfed any actual interesting technology it may have had. Even the press package that they handed out on CD contained press releases that were so over the top that they were almost laughable. (And they were also proprietary Microsoft .doc files.)
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US Open gets hip to the Information Age with social-media wall
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It appears that Twitter's about to get a prominent spot on the tennis court: US Open organizers announced this week that they'll be introducing a giant "Social Wall" to keep audiences up to date with social commentary on the matches.
The gigantic screen will stand at attention near the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Flushing Meadows, Queens, and will broadcast all the big #usopen news circulating on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The organizers promise to publish comments both good and bad, so everything from underdog-loving cheers to Venus Williams tweet-hate will get a chance to flash across the screen. (No threats or obscenities are allowed.)
"It's a fun thing that gives people going to the US Open a chance to see their quotes up on a wall," Melissa Shuffield, a spokeswoman for wall sponsor JPMorgan Chase, told the New York Post. "You can see what celebs are saying and check out cool moments from games." Plus, there are prizes; Instagrammers can get their hands on $1,500 for the best fan photo of the tournament.
You can follow the wall on the event's website. The US Open kicks off today and runs through September 9, with more than 700 players descending on Flushing Meadows to vie for the coveted top spot; for a full list of things to do and watch for at this year's tournament, be sure to check out the rest of TONY's comprehensive US Open 2013 coverage.
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Oooh, hi there, Sexy Thing. Looks like you're searching for the original Lelo Ina. Well here's the thing... since the 2nd edition of this sexy little machine is soooo (sohhhh?) much better than the original, we've ditched the first edition for the second edition.
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I LOVE the sound! I wish it had the loud whine of a DC motor sometimes. :P
I LOVE the sound! I wish it had the loud whine of a DC motor sometimes. :P
Logged over 62,000 miles in my Volt, "B'Elanna" (Named after B'Elanna Torres of Star Trek Voyager.) Now powered in part by a 2.88kW Solar system!
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True, it's an electric car, so it makes high pitch noises, but most of them are not too bad.
However, my 2012, when in CS mode (e.g. the gas engine is running) and decelerating, it has a very loud high-pitch whine that really gives me a headache. I'm fortunate to have pretty good high frequency hearing, and it's really quite annoying. To me it's the biggest flaw of the Volt (second perhaps to the big blind spots).
I've never driven another Volt, but I'm assuming that they all make the same noise?
You can use this website to see if you can hear those sounds yourself: http://onlinetonegenerator.com/
I'm guessing the Volt noise is somewhere between 9KHz and 12KHz? Lots of folks simply can't hear those noises.
I can only hear it when driving close to a wall/building say going thru a drive-thru window at some fast food joint. But it's not annoying to these old ears, in fact I like the clean high tech sound that announces the future of the automobile.
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thanks for the help..... took car to dealer twice,,, they have no idea, they have only sold 2 volts. my rear cover fits fine, please let me know if you've heard anything else. I guess i'm one of the sensitive ones but I get a headache from it.
What you hear is probably harmonics from the high frequency power inverter that drives the motor. The actual frequency of the power is above the range humans can hear... But the harmonics can "rattle" the windings in the motor at a frequency which is audible. The resulting sound is usually not very loud to humans. It's normal for electric vehicles to make these sounds. It's nothing to worry about. (And there is almost nothing that can be done to make it go away.)
I worry about it annoying my dog.....
In my car, the noise is only loud and annoying when the engine is running and I'm not accelerating. In that circumstance, I suspect the power flow is primarily from the gas engine to the generator to the battery. It seems to me that this should be about the same as when you are in electric-only mode and regen, but it's not, it's much much louder.
Any gurus out there with a theory as to why the whine noise would be so much louder in the case when you are in CS mode?
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There is a noise that I hear on some Volts and not others. My first car (C3344, GM buyback) was absolutely silent when the car was booted on and remained in park. My new Volt (C14506) makes a constant high pitched whine (not ultra-high but high) when the car is turned on which cannot be heard inside with the windows up. At the dealer we listened to another car on the lot and it made the same sound. My friends Volt in LA is also silent like my first. It sounds as if it is an electrical related sound. The sound is not the same as the whine the electric motor makes a low speed when staring to drive. Any ideas?
RIP: C3344 adopted 11/7/11. Red, Blk leather/dark, Bose, Polished wheels.
Fresh Start: C14506 adopted 3/23/12: as above
VoltCrazee, we ran into the same situation and were told it was the battery cooling fans in the back. Our Volt adviser said this was "normal". We did hear the same sounds on another Volt but we swear it wasn't there when we first bought the car.
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I can hear the electric motor going at low speeds when first accelerating, probably because the AC frequency being sent to the 3-phase motor at those speeds is low enough so that the motor emits it audibly. Once the motor RPM gets a little higher the pitch is likely way too high for anyone to hear, if it even continues.
I generally can only hear it clearly with the windows down in a parking garage or near a building. Never can hear it with the windows up. (2012)


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Tuesday marked the beginning of my 11th week of pregnancy. I officially have the "glow" and I've realized some other perks of being pregnant… for example… after I finish eating a big meal, I don't have to suck in my stomach. Sweet!
My High Raw, All Vegan Food Intake – 11th Week Pregnant!
Back To Raw In My First Trimester
Whew! This week marks my 9th week being pregnant!!!! I'm in the final stretch of the first trimester and my body is visibly changing with this little life growing inside me. I've been sick as a dog (all-day-morning-sickness) but happy as hell about it. However, there were many days over the past 2 weeks that I didn't want any food… not Raw, not even cooked vegan… not bread… nothing! And, this coming from a woman who used to eat even with an upset tummy. However, even though I didn't want to eat the past couple of weeks, I forced myself to eat. I had to. I was able to manage some fresh fruit, as well as a green smoothie here and there, but most of it was cooked vegan.
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Ordering Organic Produce to Help Prevent Swine / Seasonal Flus And To Help My Pregnancy
I was watching Dr. Oz the other day and he did an episode on the dangerous germs lurking in the grocery store. For obvious reasons, I was all eyes and ears when it came to the produce department. Would you believe they showed a woman (on hidden camera) actually climbing on the produce with her dirty shoes? And, many people licking their fingers to open plastic bags and then touching the produce with their germy fingers?
- Wash hands for 30 seconds with soap OFTEN (avoiding anti-bacterial gels). A good trick is to hum the "Happy Birthday" song three times while hand washing.
- Don't touch face
- Get Vitamin D!!! (I get mine from the sun, 15-25 minutes daily or every other day)
- Gargle with warm salt water twice a day
- Take warm salt water and dip a q-tip into it and swab the inside of nostrils daily (or use a neti pot)
- Eat fresh, organic, raw garlic
- Drink warm liquids
- Consume plenty of vitamin C-rich foods
- Stay hydrated
- Avoid crowded places (I even returned my opening night tickets to New Moon!)
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8 Week Ultrasound Shows Healthy Heart Beat
Here's our Monkey striking a pose during the 8 week ultrasound. According to the tech, everything is normal – YAY! I'll get a call from New Hope Fertility Clinic later today to confirm after my doctor checks out the results.
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Swine Flu Vaccine – Interview of Dr. Blaylock By Dr. Mercola
I found this interview full of important information. "Find out all the reasons why pregnant women should NEVER get the H1N1 vaccine. Renowned expert exposes major H1N1 myths."
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Supplements While I'm Pregnant
I'm asked all the time about which supplements I'm taking while pregnant. There are a few things that I take for sure… meaning that I will take them throughout the pregnancy, and there are some things that I'll take for a certain period of time and then, perhaps, stop. There are some women who don't feel the need to take supplements while pregnant. Personally, because I'm vegan, I want to make sure my diet is complete, so I feel better by supplementing. Moreover, with the "all-day 'morning' sickness" I'm experiencing, I feel even more compelled to take some things because it's hard for me to get a balanced diet right now.
- Vitamin B12
- DHA (vegan) (there are many vegan options other than NuTru)
- prenatal*
- wheat grass (in pill and/or powder depending on how I feel)
- probiotic**
- Vitamin D
UPDATE: Vitamin Code's prenatal might not be very vegan after all. The D3 is derived from lanolin – ugh! However, they state that they are following the definition of "vegan" as prescribed by the Vegan Society. You can read more about it on Garden of Life's website. **Also, you'll see Dr. Ohhira's probiotic in the picture. That has beeswax in it so I no longer take that for my probiotic. Instead, I'm taking Ejuva's Moflora for my probiotic.
- Spirulina
- Chlorella*
- Kelp granules
- Iron
- B-complex
- Vitamin E**
- Protein powder(s) to help me keep my protein higher on all-raw days
- Chia / Flax seeds
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Raw Vegan Travel – Pensacola, FL
So, I'm going to back track a bit and write about the awesomeness of our stay in Pensacola, FL. We have family there with a farm (horses, cat, dog, huge pond with fish, etc) so we stayed a few days and just relaxed. It was amazing. The day after we arrived we were blessed with warm sunshine so we went to the beach briefly and stuck our feet in the water. The remaining days were filled with pouring rain, but it was magical as we sat on the big porch in rocking chairs and talking for hours and hours and witnessing nature do its thing.
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It's official! I'M PREGNANT! I just received the call from the nurse at New Hope Fertility. My numbers came back great! YIPPEE!!!!!! YEEHAW!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!! HURRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fertility Monitor For Pregnancy
Since my husband and I started planning for a family, I have been doing research on fertility and tracking my cycle. There are old-fashioned (tried and true) methods such as taking your temperature every day (immediately upon waking). I'm doing this, but with my erratic sleep schedule, it's proving hard to do. I think the best aspect of taking my temperature will be when my temp stays raised once I've conceived, letting me know sooner than later that I'm pregnant.
On the advice from a good friend, I bought the Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor to track my cycle. And, it's really cool. Basically, I pee on a stick every morning, insert the stick into the machine, and get a reading for my daily fertility. It's fun, especially when I see the little egg symbol meaning that it's the right time to try if we're ready. It's not an inexpensive gadget (the sticks you have to keep buying or the monitor) but I decided it was worth it. If we decide to have more than one baby, I'll use it again. And, when the time comes, I'll pass it on to someone else to use.
The reason I started using it now is because it can take a couple of months to "learn" your cycle and because I was dying to know if an egg would show up. Whew! It did! The Amazon reviews on the Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor are terrific, check them out. Some things I've learned so far are 1) make sure you use the first pee of the morning and 2) pee for a full three seconds on the stick (count 1-Mississippi, 2-Mississippi, 3-Mississippi).
Other things I'm doing for pregnancy prep:
1. Researching various topics such as breastfeeding, vaccines, and homebirth
2. Finding a midwife and doula
3. Trying (and checking) into different pre-natal options for those times I might need extra help if I think my diet lacks on a particular day, or when traveling
4. Eating extra healthy (lots of plant blood, extra protein, etc) Obviously being HRAV (high raw, all vegan) gives me a great advantage because this lifestyle is already extra healthy.
5. Eliminating toxins from my life (hair, body, home)
6. Putting on a couple extra pounds so I'm at a healthy weight for getting pregnant
7. Researching supplementation of B-complex and DHA
Many other things…
haha… had to update you with something Raw and fun. It's night time and I was craving cookies BIG TIME so this is what I did. Not even measuring, I tossed the following into my food processor and processed until coarsely ground: soaked and dehydrated buckwheat groats, almonds and pecans, dried unsweetened coconut, cinnamon, nutmeg, Himalayan crystal salt, and cacao nibs. Then, I added currants and dried cherries and processed it until it was mixed well. Voila! Took me about 3 minutes to make a HUGE bowl of it which will last for well over a week (maybe! haha). Anytime I get a craving, I simply open up my refrigerator and take a few spoonfuls! YUM!
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Last week, blogging from Tampa, I outlined the clear themes that emerged for the Romney campaign. This week, viewing from home, it has already become clear after the first day of the Democrat National Convention which themes they will promote to reelect Barack Obama. Suffice it to say that this will, indeed, be a clear choice in November.
The themes that were developed by the GOP yesterday, which I blogged about here, were out in full force again today. So far, every single speaker has told a story of one of their family members (or, in many cases, themselves) that emigrated to the United States to find freedom and opportunity. It seems to have gone viral - even my cab driver after the event was a very proud new US citizen who hails originally from Haiti.
The delays caused by Hurricane Isaac at the RNC Convention in Tampa, and the subsequent rush of speakers during two days' worth of convention sessions squeezed into a single day, were emblematic of the Romney campaign strategy as a whole. For the past few months, it's been clear that Romney would secure enough delegate votes to secure the election, and the nation has been waiting for the campaign to go on offense against the failed policies and deliberate expansion of government by the Obama administration.
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Residents sound off on beach access signage
By DOTTY NIST
Residents had lots of ideas to share about beach access signage at a workshop on the evening of Jan. 31 at the South Walton Annex.
This was the second of two workshops hosted by the South Walton Tourist Development Council (TDC) on that date to gather public comment, with that input to be presented to tourism council members as they consider how to proceed with signage at the accesses.
An issue has been identified with beachgoers not reading signs because there are so many of them at the beach accesses. As Dave Sell, TDC beach maintenance coordinator, explained, what has happened in the past is that, when there has been a problem to be addressed, a sign has been added at the beach accesses. Today, in addition to the large signs identifying the beach accesses, there are multitude of smaller signs, a number of those applying to county ordinances.
Signs warn beachgoers not to walk on the dunes, to obey swimmers' advisory flags, to avoid rip currents, not to drive on the beach or take their dog on the beach without a permit, not to take glass bottles on the beach, and not to leave items on the beach overnight. At accesses where no lifeguard is on duty, there is a sign stating that. There is also signage giving the address of the beach access and telling beachgoers to call 911 in the event of an emergency.
The tourism council will soon take a look at reworking the beach access signage, with some of the messages likely to be consolidated. Sell spoke to the need to solve this problem in order to achieve a less cluttered appearance at the accesses.
Six community members attended the Thursday evening workshop, with three citizens having attended the morning session.
Michael Sturdivant kicked off the comment period with the observation that the signage is frequently repetitive, with the same message being repeated on one or more signs at each access. He suggested that the TDC conduct a periodic review of signage at the accesses to prevent this and target obsolete signs for removal. Sturdivant recommended using a standard font, color and material for signs whenever possible.
Sell displayed a "sign kiosk" that the TDC had experimented with to combine some of the small existing signs. He said one complaint made was that the beach access identifier signs were difficult to see from the road because most of them stand at the front of the dune walkovers.
Jacquee Markel suggested that these signs should be placed closer to the road.
Sturdivant called for using the height of surrounding vegetation as the maximum height for signs—and turning signs to a north-south rather than east-west orientation in order to avoid blocking the line of sight to the beach and gulf. He also brought up the idea of placing some of the information on structures at the accesses or on the rails of the dune walkovers to be read by people walking along them to the beach.
Markel suggested condensing sign verbage, possibly with the use of bullet points, and making the signage more visual, using eye-appealing color highlighting.
Jim Bagby urged for determining which of the information is critical for beachgoers to see, the access address and 911 information, for example, and placing that in a location where beachgoers can easily see it. Some of the information, he argued, may not be noticed but is helpful when a code enforcement officer approaches a person not following one of the rules. He noted that the officer can point to the sign and ask the person, "Didn't you see that?"
Blaine Dargavell asked for consideration of what could be done to "break out of the box" regarding signage.
Bagby recommended using a "branding symbol" and putting it by the road with signage identifying the property as "public beach access." All other pertinent information, he noted, should be placed where it can be seen from the beach.
However, Markel was of the opinion that tourists anxious to get to the water would not read signs after getting on the boardwalk. In front of the boardwalk would be the place to let them know not to take dogs or glass on the beach, she commented.
Sturdivant recommended putting emergency information in red rather than black. He also commented on the water quality signs that the health department had placed on the beach at one time, saying that their placement on the beach had not been optimal.
Sturdivant then delved into the issue of private signs placed on the beach by subdivisions and homeowners. Some such signs read "private beach" and warn against trespassing. Some also cite a state statute that is not applicable.
Sturdivant called for the monitoring of all private signs in the beach area, with the aim of ensuring compliance with all sign ordinances, and removal of any signs, posts, ropes or fences placed illegally forward of the Coastal Construction Control Line. He also suggested placement by the county of signage informing of the public of their right to traverse the coastline.
Beach Code Enforcement Officer Jeff McVay commented that, until recently, code officers had not been empowered to enforce state statutes prohibiting unpermitted private signage south of the CCCL. However, McVay said that a provision in the newly-adopted revised Walton Beach Activities Ordinance had granted county code officers this ability.
Resuming discussion on the TDC beach access signs, Mary Nielson said that while in another area she had seen good-sized, sturdy poles with a number of signs attached to the poles.
Markel commented that she thought there were plenty of designers in the local area who would be willing to help create appealing new signage.
The comment period concluded with a suggestion by Nielson for a contest whereby local residents would be asked to submit a design for the signage and would compete against each other for the best submittal. Markel stated her support of the idea, adding that such a process could help relations between the TDC and the community.
Thanking the participants, Sell provided an email address where additional comments on the topic could be sent: email@example.com.