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GAINESVILLE - Some wrote a check by risking their lives to serve our country, and now they're in need of earning paychecks.
Florida Works officials held their first "Paychecks for Patriots" event that's geared towards helping veterans find employment.
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The goal of the event is to help veterans make sure they have the proper support when finding a job.
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More than 115 veterans attended Friday's hiring fair.
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Barkley And Lee Named Maxwell Award Semifinalists
Oct. 29, 2012
USC quarterback Matt Barkley and wide receiver Marqise Lee are among 16 semifinalists for the 2012 Maxwell Award, presented to the nation's top player by the Maxwell Football Club.
Barkley also was a semifinalist in 2011.
Three finalists for the award will be announced on Nov. 19, with the winner announced on Dec. 6.
Overall in 2012, Barkley has completed 65.3% of his passes (171-of-262) for 2,266 yards with 25 touchdowns. His 25 TD passes through 8 games in 2012 is ahead of his pace from 2011 (22) when he set the Pac-12 season TD pass record (39). He is 13th nationally in passing efficiency (163.3) and within range of Mark Sanchez's USC season passing efficiency mark of 164.6 set in 2008. He also is a semifinalist for the 2012 Davey O'Brien Award and a finalist for the 2012 Senior CLASS Award.
He owns 15 USC career, season and game records, 7 of which are Pac-12 marks. Recently he set the Pac-12 record for career touchdown passes (105). Last week at Arizona, he set the USC game records for passing yards (493) and total offense (497), while the week before that against Colorado he completed a Pac-12 record 95.0% of his passes (19-of-20)
He is second behind Heisman winner Carson Palmer on USC's career lists for completions (he has 926 completions and needs 1 to tie), passing yardage (he has 11,320 yards, second on the Pac-12 chart), pass attempts (he has 1,437) and total offense (he has 11,223 yards, third on the Pac-12 ladder). He has thrown at least 1 TD pass in 39 of his 44 career games, at least 2 TDs in 27 games, at least 3 TDs in 18 games, at least 4 TDs 10 times and at least 5 TDs 7 times (the only Trojan to have done so), including 4 times with a school record 6 TDs. He has thrown for at least 200 yards in 29 career games (a school record 13 times over 300 yards, as well as a school record-tying 3 times over 400 yards). He has 44 career starts (he is 33-11 as a starter).
In 2012, Lee has 76 receptions (already seventh on the USC season list) for 1,129 yards (14.9 average) with 10 TDs, along with 15 kickoff returns for 426 yards (28.4 average) with 1 TD. He currently is second nationally in receiving yards (141.1, first in Pac-12), third in receptions (9.5, first in Pac-12), fourth in all-purpose running (199.9, first in Pac-12) and 12th in kickoff returns (28.4, first in Pac-12). Last week at Arizona, he had one of the greatest receiving performances in the history of college football, with a Pac-12 record 345 receiving yards (fifth most in NCAA history) on 16 catches (1 shy of the USC record and third most in Pac-12 history) with 2 TDs (49 and 44 yards), and 469 all-purpose yards (second most in NCAA history).
He is 11th on USC's career pass catching list (149 receptions) and USC's career kickoff return list (711 yards). He has 9 career 100-yard receiving games, including a 3-game stretch from 2011 to 2012 (Oregon, UCLA, Hawaii) with 608 receiving yards that is the most prolific in USC history, plus a school record-tying (with Woods) 6 career games with double digit receptions and 5 career contests with multiple TDs. He has 2 career scoring kickoff returns. He has had at least 8 receptions in 11 games in his career, including 9 in a row at one point (last 4 of 2011, first 5 of 2012). He has had 16 receiving TDs in the past 12 games, with at least 1 in 9 of those contests. His pair of 1,000-yard receiving seasons (2011 and 2012) equals a school record.


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Gunby Hall was built in 1700.
Gunby Hall was built in 1700 for Sir William Massingberd and is supposedly Tennyson's 'haunt of ancient peace.' The hall is described as 'austere and puritanical'. Outbuildings include a coach house dating from 1735 and an 18th century walled garden and pigeoncote. The park extends into Candlesby parish. {1}{2}{3}
Gunby Hall is a small country house which was the former seat of Massingberd and Langton families and is now owned by the National Trust. It was built in 1700 of red brick with ashlar dressings, altered in about 1730 and extended in 1873 and 1900 when the Dining Room, Servants' Hall and Service Wing were altered. It has a flat lead roof. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {4}
A detailed archaeological survey of the Gunby Hall estate was published in 1986. {5}
A private water supply was provided for the Hall at some point between 1860 and 1880 (see PRN 43408). {6}{7}
Gunby Hall, Candlesby with Gunby. Partially extant 19th century farmstead. Regular courtyard with L-plan range plus detached buildings to the third side of the yard. The farmhouse is detached with the gable end facing on to the yard. There has been a partial loss (less than 50%) of traditional buildings. Located within a Church and/or Manor farm group. Large modern sheds are located on the site. {8}
1 Index: SMR. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 46 NE: AH
2 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 46 NE: 17
3 Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. and Harris, J., with Antram, N.. 1989. Buildings of England (Second Edition). Lincolnshire. p.352
4 Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 5/21
5 Intervention Report: National Trust. 1986. Archaeological Survey, Gunby Hall. pp.20-1
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7 Article in serial: Newton, Eric D.. 2012. 'Gunby Hall Water Supply' in Lincolnshire History & Archaeology. vol.47, pp.50-4
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Or are they just programmed using NotePad? I am mostly interested in making 2 Dimensional (2D) games like Mega Man, Super Mario Bros. etc.
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If would be very difficult to program anything in Notepad. You would also need a compiler. Microsoft has free versions of Visual Studio 2005 available (an Express edition). You can pick your programming language: Visual Basic, C# or C++. I recommend Visual Basic if you have no programming experience. You can download them at this link:
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Love Volunteers' along with our partner in Peru urgently need volunteers for the many programs in Cusco and surrounding areas. We offer the chance to teach, work with children in orphanages and community centres, undertake medical placements, and support women's groups, as well as a number of other programs. The efforts of our volunteers have been seen to drastically improve the lives of people in the local communities.
Volunteers in Peru can be sure that their skills and expertise will be put to good use. The satisfaction and fulfillment that this can give a volunteer is not something that one often gets from a job or internship. Volunteering overseas - particularly in a challenging environment - is an experience you will look back on with pride.
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She Sells, Sea Shells in Seychelles by the Ocean Shore.
(An Account on the Astounding Aldabra Atoll)
Lying in the Indian Ocean, a part of Seychelles
A beautiful atoll where no human dwells
Called Aldabra or Al-Hadra named by the Arabs
In it lie giant tortoises, sun-birds and coconut crabs
Some people say it is the second largest atoll
The largest raised coral reef in the world
It consists of four major islands made of coral limestone
Due to its pristine form it is considered an endemic zone
It is termed as one of the crown jewels of the Indian Ocean
And due to this it has faced animal trafficking and exploitation
This exploitation stopped only after World War two
But unfortunately by then the flora and fauna became few
It experiences a lot of cyclones though it is tropical
The environment is pristine, untouched and phenomenal
Thus extensive research and study is carried here
On flora, fauna and the atoll's atmosphere
Visiting the Aldabra atoll requires permission
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Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools Transportation Facts:
We transport 30,049 students daily to and from school, with 39,005 students assigned to bus stops. Our buses travel 37,508 route miles daily.
Our number of AM (morning) stops per day is 10,231, with the number of PM (afternoon) stops of 11,848.
Transportation has received 12,820 bus stop requests currently for this school year.


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Vaughn Thompson Scott
1932 — 2014
WAYNESVILLE — Vaughn Thompson Scott, 81, died May 21, 2014, following a courageous fight with pulmonary fibrosis.
A celebration of life service for Vaughn will be held at 11 a.m. June 14 at the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, 91 North Lakeshore Drive, Lake Junaluska. The service will be in the Susan Todd Lounge in the Harrell Center. A reception will follow the celebration.
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Seeking a Biological Grandchild in the Most Unusual of Ways
There's a fascinating new article on Tablet about an Israeli couple seeking legal permission to use the posthumously extracted sperm of their son to produce a biological grandchild. The article, by columnist Michelle Goldberg, is a thorough look at the intersection of reproductive technology, reproductive ethics and the changes in cultural values and Israel's legal system.
The story centers on what remains of Ohad Ben-Yaakov, who was not married and not in a relationship when a work accident left him in a coma that would ultimately claim his life at age 27. "If we were entitled to donate the organs of our son why are we not entitled to make use of his sperm in order to bring offspring to the world?" Ben-Yaakov's parents, Mali and Dudi Ben-Yaakov, ask in a Haaretz article cited by Goldberg.
The Ben-Yaakovs donated Ohad's organs. But bringing a new life into the world is different than sustaining existing endangered ones, of course. And using a dead son's sperm in the absence of any instruction from him is different than doing so with his consent
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If their petition succeeds, it will be the latest legal and cultural innovation in a country that has already embraced the idea of posthumous parenthood and come closer than any other to acknowledging a right to grandparenthood. It's not surprising that Israel, a society that is at once rooted in ancient faith and deeply invested in cutting-edge technology, has pioneered futuristic forms of procreation. The biblical emphasis on fruitfulness, when compounded by the legacy of the Holocaust and the demographic issues shaping the Middle East, have made Israeli society and public policy exceptionally pro-natalist. The country is aggressive in pushing the boundaries of reproductive technology.
As Goldberg notes:
Posthumous reproduction can seem like one more weapon in the ancient Jewish struggle for ongoing existence… new reproductive innovations always have a sinister sci-fi air at first, until they're folded into everyday life. A 1974 Chicago Tribune article about what were then called test-tube babies asked, "Is 1984 already here?" and suggested that the technology could lead to the "creation of a slave race." These days, IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies are routine and unremarkable.
Israel issued guidelines relating to posthumous parenthood in 2003; these guidelines allow a dead man's spouse to use his sperm, unless the man had specified otherwise. As its legal authorities figure out how far it should now take the possibility, the intricacies of the myriad legal, ethical and medical considerations are positively Talmudic.
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Four Indianapolis men accused of heroin trafficking
There are 20 comments on the The Indianapolis Star story from Apr 10, 2014, titled Four Indianapolis men accused of heroin trafficking. In it, The Indianapolis Star reports that:
Four Indianapolis men are facing federal drug charges following an investigation into an alleged heroin drug trafficking operation in the Brightwood neighborhood on the Eastside.
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#1 Apr 11, 2014
They are all Hispanics pumping heroin on to our streets getting young teens hooked on heroin, These are the illegals Liberals support and give everything, That is who blacks should be angry at Is the illegal Hispanics,, They are so lame hey don't care as long as they get what they get from the Govt and tax payers. Guess what those illegal Hispanics will soon be legalized . The freebies many black got before, They won't get as many anymore when Hispanics are in charge as they run for offices and have power over those blacks now.Go ahead and separate yourself in society from white people you envy and hate under Obama your Messiah. In the end you lose more that your older black leaders fought to maintain . Whine all you want about the white man keeping you down. How much you think the Hispanics in power will give you?
#2 Apr 12, 2014
The people who allow the drug problem to continue unchecked, go all the way to the top of the chain. And a little clue, they're not Hispanics.
#3 Apr 12, 2014
heroin is not a crime,some people try to make it a crime.if it comes from earth than how is it a crime,mite be there earth is a crime to them.
#4 Apr 13, 2014
Its a crime according to law for the protection of citizens, just not enforced. Too many users in the court and legislative areas.
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#5 Apr 13, 2014
Citizens wouldn't need protecting if it wasn't against the law. Criminalization causes a lot of the crime associated with heroin, actually almost all when you take it back to the roots
#6 Apr 14, 2014
The idea is to prevent death, which is inevitable. If the person(s) is not a productive member of society then it probably doesn't make a difference in the long term. If we change our thought process to accept death, then yes, it would make no sense in criminalizing the drug. That thought process is not accepted as the norm.
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#7 Apr 14, 2014
Criminalising does not prevent deaths it increasing them. Those who indulge are going to do so legal or not, just as those who don't aren't going to just because it's legal.
Keeping heroin, or any drug, illegal increasing overdoses, both intentional and unintentional
#8 Apr 15, 2014
Fact: Most heroin users are not "productive" members of society.
That said, it stands to reason that most will commit crimes in order to purchase more heroin. Those arrested for those crimes, will have a short period in jail which temporarily cuts crime until their release. A small minority will successfully attend treatment programs and not repeat their offenses. Bottom line is, even if you legalize it, they still have to pay for it.
The same argument does not hold true for marijuana, which is a recreational drug without the addictive downfalls and eventually it will be legal in all US states as legislators become educated.
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#9 Apr 15, 2014
The reason people can't afford H is because it's illegal. It's not that expensive to produce and if it were legal it could be cheaper and people would not have to commit so many other crimes to buy it
#10 Apr 16, 2014
You seem to forget that not all heroin users have rich families. After abuse begins the work, if there was any, stops..
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#11 Apr 17, 2014
I don't forget. I know that .....wasn't talking rich families was talking legal prices would be not any higher than alcolhol or cigarettes ....which most, even on social benefits, can afford. And, some people fit their work and use together ok ....not the majority, but some
#12 Apr 19, 2014
You're referring to a very small minority of users. Most of them can't afford a decent place to live, let alone get enough food from snap benefits. Many shoplift retailers for quick cash, clothing, food items, alcohol. Others burglarize, rob, etc.. Fact is, most users couldn't work if they wanted to, depending on the strength of their addiction and workplace drug testing. Don't forget the medical issues and I'm not talking overdoses. I honestly think marijuana should be legalized but heroin, no way. Seen too many friends lose family to the drug and its not worth it. The key is any drug that has a strong propensity to affect the lives of the non-users in a negative manner should not be allowed.
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#13 Apr 21, 2014
Yes I hear what you're saying and I've lost people to heroin too.
Thing is people are going to take drugs legal or not. Least legal they can be cleaner [not cut with krap or of a russian roulette strength] and more affordable [on a par with any over the counter medicine]
#14 Apr 24, 2014
Once again, it depends on the drug. I've said for years that the government could allow many other drugs for recreational use that have little "collateral" affect for innocent people, but in our lawsuit controlled society, the liability issue is the driving force. The other issue that continues to torment lawmakers is the economic side. Can any drug that we legalize be used for recreational purposes by the user, yet still allow the user to be a contributing member of society? Can they keep gainful employment and be independent is the real question? There are many drugs that don't have the dependency issues but the costs are huge. Legalization can bring down costs, no doubt, but we are VERY slow to act.
#15 Jun 5, 2014
Look at portugal. They decriminalized all drugs. Its still illegal. But you can have a few grams of heroin on you and not get into trouble. Same for everything else. And they have been seeing great results.
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#16 Jun 7, 2014
you might be surprised how many people in high flying jobs are doing just that recreationally. For a period of time, yes many can and do hold employment, for as long as they might have otherwise. And as for the others [majority probably] well they wouldn't be permanetly employed anyways, so the difference being they would be doing the same but without the criminal record, without as much risks to themselves from unregulated pharmaceuticals and with less crime needed to feed
#17 Jun 30, 2014
Are you seriously trying to use the same arguments for heroin that apply for pot? You need to put down the needle, pal.
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#18 Jul 5, 2014
why not ?
people [adults] should be able to make their own choices of what they do with their bodies, whether it is bad for them or not. why criminalise something which is a choice and if allowed [legal] has minimal to no impact directly on others
#19 Jul 5, 2014
Too bad ;there are too many of them to give them all a Darwin Award for voluntarily de contaminating the gene pool.
It's a crowded world. If those numb nuts want to get ;hooked on heroin and off themselves, more power to them.
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#20 Jul 15, 2014
cept it doesn't make anyone infertile
just as no drugs doesn't make You any more intelligent
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The overwhelming support and positive feedback from 11,000 festival goers at this year's inaugural Summerfest has meant that the event will be back on Saturday, February 2, next year at Blake Park, Mount Maunganui. Headline acts include I Am Giant, Titanium, J Williams, The Leers and about 15 local acts, including Matt Bodman, RPM, Leilani Taula, Eyes of May and Swamp Thing.
Summerfest has got the big tick to become an annual feature on Tauranga's events' calendar - it was a first for our performing arts' community to have this opportunity to showcase its talent to a home crowd. All of the artists were Bay of Plenty acts performing their own original music, with the headliners providing a glimpse of what our local artists can achieve on the national and international stage.
Summerfest is all about supporting the development of our region's performing arts' creative talent. It provides an ideal forum for up-and-coming artists to gain greater exposure.
Showcasing our local performing artists, making it an alcohol-free family event, providing fun carnival rides and activities, having a range of quality food and public amenities, and keeping the ticket pricing affordable all work together to create the magic of Summerfest.
We are moving to one huge stage for the next event and it's a mix of the same as this year with non-stop sounds all day. From hip-hop, R&B;, rock, alternative, pop, folk and urban dance - Summerfest will again serve up something for everyone. The variety in the line-up is impressive, with individual artists, bands, cultural performances and dance crews.
The alcohol-free rider on the festival is a huge drawcard for families with young children, encouraged by the opportunity to have a day out in a safe, non-threatening environment. Eleven to 17-year-olds turned up in their droves this year, drawn by the affordable ticket price and headline acts. So get your tickets for a fantastic summer's day out - tickets would great Christmas gifts!
Earlybird tickets are available until December 20 through www.eventfinda.co.nz and at Creative Tauranga on Willow St, Tauranga. ANZ Bayfair branches will also have ticket sales available on set dates; check out the Summerfest Facebook page for announcements.
Under 5's free;
Youth (5-18 years) $10;
Adults $20;
Family $40 (2 adults/2 children or 1 adult/3 children).


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UW's Chris Petersen doesn't rule out return of suspended QB Cyler Miles this spring
Washington coach Chris Petersen didn't rule out the possibility that suspended sophomore Cyler Miles, UW's most experienced quarterback, could return to the team this spring. The King County prosecutor's office on Thursday announced that Miles, linked to an alleged assault of a Seahawks fan, won't be charged in the incident.
Wide receiver Damore'ea Stringfellow was charged with three gross misdemeanors in the case.
I asked Petersen after practice today if it was safe to assume that Miles wouldn't participate in practices the rest of the spring.
"No. It's not. We just haven't really decided on that whole situation," Petersen said. "It's kind of one day, one week at a time. There's no reason to rush anything, and we're always going to do the right thing. I know everyone thinks they have their opinion on what the right thing is, but we're going to do the right thing by the school, by this program and by the kids as well. I've said this before: This is such a political job and I'm never going to make decisions because of political reasons to make me look better, because you think 'Oh that's the right thing.' Well, that's not why we're in this thing; we're in (it) to do the right thing on all accounts. Sometimes, things just need to play out."
Petersen was asked if there was still fact-finding involved with the situation.
"Not necessarily," he said. "Not in my mind. … When we come to a conclusion on this, we'll let everyone know."


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Perry is writer, producer and star of Diary of a Mad Black Woman, last weekend's No. 1 movie at the box office, grossing $21.9 million, a whopping $14,771 per screen. The film, which cost just $5 million to produce, stars Kimberly Elise as a wronged woman.
His early days as a car salesman and bill collector are well over. Things have been going swimmingly for Perry for a while; he has made about $75 million staging his seven plays around the USA and owns a palatial Atlanta estate, which was featured in the film.
"I've got millions of loyal fans, predominantly African-Americans, who have supported me over the years," says Perry, 35. "My plays bring in 30,000 to 40,000 people a weekend, but my entire story has been completely underground."
Perry says his plays are born of a time when black entertainers were barred from certain theaters.
"All the money I've made has come from what has been affectionately called the 'chitlin circuit,' " he says. "When African-Americans couldn't play certain venues, they would play this market and do extremely well from the support of the African-American community.
Diary of a Mad Black Woman, the movie and the play on which it is based, is an unusual blend of broad comedy and romantic melodrama.
Tyler Perry wrote and produced the film, and he plays three very different roles. The standout is Madea, a tell-it-like-it-is pistol-packing grandma who is a composite of people Perry knew growing up in New Orleans.
"The things that fell from their lips were not PG-13," which the movie is, Perry says.
As his audience has expanded, Perry has modified his act.
"When I became aware of how huge the fan base was, I toned it way down to make sure I wasn't sending the wrong messages. I've got kids sending letters to me. That's why I'm really careful."
Perry is already preparing his play Madea's Family Reunion for a big-screen Black Woman sequel. It's due in February.
"It's the children and grandchildren of those same people that will come out for you."
Perry uses writing to deal with a traumatic childhood. His first play, I Know I've Been Changed, about adult survivors of child abuse, came from letters he wrote to himself.
In his early 20s, he moved from New Orleans to Atlanta and saved $12,000 to stage the play in 1992. But nobody came.
The next six years, Perry says, he "had about 25, 30 jobs." On weekends he produced the play in small Southern theaters, assuming the roles of director, stage manager, makeup artist, writer, actor and composer. Finally, when he was about to give up, he staged it at Atlanta's House of Blues and drew a sizable audience. From there, his fortunes changed.
Perry attributes his success to spiritual progress.
"The kids in the play would learn to forgive their parents, but I hadn't learned to forgive my father. My own words would come back to haunt me. Once things changed in me, the words became more alive."
He has made peace with his father, who "comes to the shows and cries. We have become good friends, and I learned that parents do what they know how."
Perry's work has been maligned for occasionally jarring segues from serious topics to ribald humor.
"I'll talk about child molestation one moment; then there will be a joke, because some things are very hard to take." he says. " I've received a lot of criticism for that."
He's at work on a film about a jazz singer and a holocaust survivor. "It's a real departure," he says.
But Perry's goals remain the same: "I want to represent forgiveness and hope and finding a way through a tough situation. I want to be a place of good energy. "


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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
The Globe is reporting that Grant Hill has decided to stick with the Phoenix Suns. The Celtics, along with the Knicks, were also heavily pursuing the veteran forward. The deal is reported to be a two year contract worth about $3 million a year, with the second year being a player option for Hill. The Celtics could only offer Hill the LLE worth about $1.9 million a year.
In the end, it doesn't appear Hill's decision was based on money, but rather the fact that longtime teammate and friend, Steve Nash, is close to signing an extension with the Suns.
This decision puts the Celtics back at the drawing board when it comes to finding a veteran wing player to spell Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. The most notable remaining options are (in no particular order): Marquis Daniels, Matt Barnes, Ime Udoku, Jerry Stackhouse, Bruce Bowen, Rashad McCants, and Linus Keiza.
Youngster wing players, Bill Walker and JR Giddens, are widely considered to be too underdeveloped to play meaningful minutes on a championship contending squad.
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Enough with the self promoting comments please
So I've had my first design up here for almost the 7 days, and when I put it up I was pretty excited.
But I gotta say, I'm getting a little sick of all the self promoting comments. And then you go to the link they're promoting, and they've got heaps of positive comments, and none of them linking to other designs. Just seems a little backwards to me.
Do a lot of other people get the same thing? I'm just curious, because I've got a few other designs in mind, but if it's usually like this, then I don't know if I should spend the time.


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I know that's what I will get after this question but I can't figure it out !
WHAT THE HECK IS DA ? I read it quite a lot some sort of paint removal
"alot easier than DA" " just DA it and get it done "?????????
LOL, no problem guy, it is one of those "secret codes" used by the tradesmen. "DA" stands for "Dual Action", what the term means is "sand it with a DA sander". The "DA" is a round pad sander what has an orbital action, but also has a little lock what will prevent it from "orbiting" and make it a grinder, hence....Dual action.....hence......DA.
The most common form is a 6" pad, 95% of them are in that form. But there are people who use a 5" pad and there is a little mini DA that uses a 2 or 3 inch pad. That is a handy little tool!
Thanks Brian I have used one before been 15 years since I hung around the body shop but I've used the dual action sander before ...DAAAAAH!
Years ago a DA sander was used a lot, and the term is still used to describe sanders. Now you won't see a Da sander used as much sanding for paint as it was back then. They are a bit harder to control and better for roughing out work, but in the old days in production shops they were used for sanding paint and roughing out mud, at a dealership we even used them to sand primer, BUT that was a production setting and you had to be good using that da. Now orbital sanders or more the norm for finish and sanding type work in most shops. They are much smoother, have a tighter pattern and are better for finish sanding. Some people use them for sanding before buffing too with very fine paper. The too biggest names are dynabrade, and hutchins and are also often called a palm sander because they are usually in that form (not always) and don't have a handle. They cost a bit more then most DA sanders, but is worth it, a good tool to have.
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With the NBA Playoffs in full swing, and the New York Knicks are back among the NBA's best teams, it's always interesting to take a look at the World's Most Famous Arena – Madison Square Garden.
The fastest sellout of Madison Square Garden was Taylor Swift in 2009, when she sold out the venue in 60 seconds.
John Lennon's final concert appearance was at Madison Square Garden, just before his murder in 1980.
The Garden is the third busiest music arena in the world, behind only M.E.N. Arena in Manchester and the O2 Arena in London.
Michael Jackson's concert during his Bad World Tour was voted as the greatest concert ever at Madison Square Garden in 2010.
A renovation coming this summer to the Garden will put spectator bridges running 200 feet long that will let fans look directly down onto the action. (Pictured here)
Elton John holds the all-time greatest number of shows at the Garden, playing there a total of 62 times.
It is currently the oldest NHL Arena, and the second oldest NBA arena (behind the Oracle Arena in Oakland).
In 1879, the first artificial ice rink in North America was opened at the Garden.
Michael Jordan played his first professional game at Madison Square Garden, scoring 33 points against the Knicks, and the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
The Jackson 5 made their first television appearance at the Miss Black America pageant at the Garden.


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Submitted to: American Dairy Science Association Abstracts
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/25/1998
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Vitamin A status in dairy cows has been determined by plasma concentrations of retinol and retinyl palmitate or retinyl palmitate alone, as analyzed by HPLC from a single column assay. Using this type of analytical system, concentrations of retinyl palmitate as high as 750 ng/mL have been reported. Retinol concentrations in plasma range from 150 ng/mL to 250 ng/mL in normal dairy cows. Unfortunately, the alleged retinyl palmitate peak included other compounds in addition to the retinyl palmitate. We recently developed a quantitative assay for retinol and retinyl palmitate which utilizes a 2-column system, resolving retinyl palmitate from other coeluting solutes. The retinyl palmitate peak collected from the first HPLC column was then applied to a C18 column with a mobile phase of 75:20:5 (v:v:v) methanol:chloroform:water. As a test of this new assay for retinyl palmitate and retinol, 10 nonlactating, nonpregnant Jersey cows were assigned randomly to 1 of 3 oral daily treatments of retinyl palmitate for 14 d: 0; 125,000 IU; or 250,000 IU. Retinyl palmitate concentrations in plasma collected during the 14 d ranged from undetectable to 9 ng/mL without dosing and from undetectable to 9 ng/mL with both doses of retinyl palmitate. Retinol concentrations ranged from 180-230 ng/mL without dosing and 225-285 ng/mL with both doses of retinyl palmitate. Retinyl palmitate concentrations of 10 ng/mL are an insignificant proportion of total circulating retinoids since retinol concentrations are normally around 250 ng/mL. Therefore, using retinyl palmitate concentrations in plasma as a diagnostic tool for vitamin A status in dairy cows seems inappropriate.


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naturally waiting in the rain for your warrior picture as Annette denied pinching the photographer.....LOLOLOLOL
They Used to Grow Pineapple and Sugarcane Here
Trip Start Sep 17, 2012
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Just like yesterday, we stepped off the boat and it was pouring rain. Naturally we had to wait in line in the rain as pictures were taken of each passenger with a ship's photographer dressed as a Hawai'ian warrior. Just as we approached he complained that someone pinched his rear. I thought it was Annette, but she denies it.
Today was a long tour that took us across the island of Kauai on smooth paved roads and back to our ship along bumpy paths through old sugar cane fields, a new forest, through a mountain, and through some bumpy cow pastures. The scenery was spectacular and rather than try to describe it, I've uploaded quite a few pictures and a couple of short videos. Don't forget to click on the pictures to read the captions. Also, it's very important that when looking at the pictures you imagine you're in a warm sunny place with clean air, blue skies and a gentle breeze.
Twelve of us met up with our tour guide, Uncle Joe, and headed off across the island in a 4-wheel drive van. We made a quick stop at the Kauai Coffee Company, "Home of the World's Largest Wall-less Coffee Maze". You can't imagine our excitement to learn this. Imagine, it's not one of the run-of-the-mill walled coffee mazes you find everywhere, but a wall-less one, and it's the world's largest!
The coffee plantation is near the neighbourhood where Uncle Joe grew up, where they used to grow pineapple and sugarcane. We continued our journey through some towns that have been mostly abandoned since they no longer grow pineapple and sugarcane there
Lunch was a picnic with the chickens in the state park. Afterwards, we headed down to the coast where we stopped at the spouting horn. There's a short video of this at the end of the blog. Listen carefully after the water spouts and you can hear the sort of Darth Vader breathing noise it makes.
Right after this stop, a grumpy couple from Germany who had been complaining about everything all day decided that they should start taking pictures. Annette and I were both quite perplexed as all of a sudden, five hours into a seven hour tour, they took out their cameras and began taking pictures through the van windows, ignoring all of us as they leaned over to snap pictures trough the van windows. They continued for the rest of the tour.
We continued our journey over bumpy old sugar cane roads, past fields where they used to grow pineapple and sugarcane. Eventually we came to a stop at a beautiful isolated beach. After a short beach break we headed back along another unmaintained dirt road where they used to grow pineapple and sugarcane
Our trip continued alongside cow pastures where they used to grow pineapple and sugarcane, and back to our ship docked in the town of Nawiliwili, where they used to grow pineapple and sugarcane.
As you may have gathered, the sugarcane and pineapple industry has gone from Hawai'i. Uncle Joe made that more than abundantly clear to us. He said that high labour costs forced growers to move production to South America. The last sugar cane producer in Hawai'i shut down a little over a year ago. The little bit of pineapple farming that remains is just for locals and tourists.
Back on board, dinner was excellent as usual
I keep forgetting to mention that we appreciate all your comments… it's nice to know somebody's reading this. I also have to apologize for not commenting on your comments, but the internet on the ship is extremely slow, and has a habit of disconnecting us. It takes me about an hour of cursing and swearing to upload this little blog… that's also the reason that, at least for now, the blog is a combined effort by the two of us.
Peter & Annette
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2 More Bishop Diego Football Players Go To The Next Level
Carter & Murillo Head To Division 3 Schools
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - You can't measure heart. Small in stature, Anthony Carter and BJ Murillo consistently made huge plays for the Bishop Diego High School football team over the last several seasons. Now they are headed to play college football despite being no bigger than 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds.
Carter is off to NCAA Division 3 power Linfield College in Oregon while Murillo committed to Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. Both players were outstanding in the Cardinals defensive secondary. Carter also played quarterback and returned punts while Murillo returned kickoffs and played receiver.
They were both All-CIF this year and both helped Bishop Diego to a 33-6 record in their three years on varsity.
The Cardinals now have six players off of this year's team that will play college football at four-year schools.
Joe Salcedo signed with San Diego State, Nolan Tooley is headed to UC Davis, Thomas Lash is a preferred walk-on at the University of Utah and Christian Pearson will join Murillo at Cal Lutheran University.


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Ritalin LA
"Jan. 3, 2012 -- Many popular ADHD medications have been in short supply, particularly less-expensive generics.
That's no surprise to people who've gone from pharmacy to pharmacy trying to fill their child's prescription -- or to those"...
Ritalin LA
Methylphenidate hydrochloride, the active ingredient in Ritalin LA® (methylphenidate hydrochloride) extended-release capsules, is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant. The mode of therapeutic action in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is not known. Methylphenidate is thought to block the reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine into the presynaptic neuron and increase the release of these monoamines into the extraneuronal space. Methylphenidate is a racemic mixture comprised of the d-and l-threo enantiomers. The d-threo enantiomer is more pharmacologically active than the l-threo enantiomer.
Ritalin LA produces a bi-modal plasma concentration-time profile (i.e., two distinct peaks approximately four hours apart) when orally administered to children diagnosed with ADHD and to healthy adults. The initial rate of absorption for Ritalin LA is similar to that of Ritalin tablets as shown by the similar rate parameters between the two formulations, i.e., initial lag time (Tlag), first peak concentration (Cmax1), and time to the first peak (Tmax1), which is reached in 1-3 hours. The mean time to the interpeak minimum (Tminip), and time to the second peak (Tmax2) are also similar for Ritalin LA given once daily and Ritalin tablets given in two doses 4 hours apart (see Figure 1 and Table 1), although the ranges observed are greater for Ritalin LA.
Ritalin LA given once daily exhibits a lower second peak concentration (Cmax2), higher interpeak minimum concentrations (Cminip), and less peak and trough fluctuations than Ritalin tablets given in two doses given 4 hours apart. This is due to an earlier onset and more prolonged absorption from the delayed-release beads (see Figure 1 and Table 1).
The relative bioavailability of Ritalin LA given once daily is comparable to the same total dose of Ritalin tablets given in two doses 4 hours apart in both children and in adults.
Figure 1: Mean plasma concentration time-profile of
methylphenidate after a single dose of Ritalin LA® 40 mg q.d. and
Ritalin® 20 mg given in two doses four hours apart
Table 1: Mean ± SD and range of pharmacokinetic
parameters of methylphenidate after a single dose of Ritalin LA® and
Ritalin® given in two doses 4 hours apart
|Formulation Dose
|Ritalin® 10 mg & 10 mg
|Ritalin LA® 20 mg
|Ritalin® 10 mg & 10 mg
|Ritalin LA® 20 mg
|Tlag (h)
|0.24 ± 0.44
|0.28 ± 0.46
|1.0 ± 0.5
|0.7 ± 0.2
|0 - 1
|0 - 1
|0.7 - 1.3
|0.3 - 1.0
|Tmax1 (h)
|1.8 ± 0.6
|2.0 ± 0.8
|1.9 ± 0.4
|2.0 ± 0.9
|1 - 3
|1 - 3
|1.3 - 2.7
|1.3 - 4.0
|Cmax1 (ng/mL)
|10.2 ± 4.2
|10.3 ± 5.1
|4.3 ± 2.3
|5.3 ± 0.9
|4.2 - 20.2
|5.5 - 26.6
|1.8 - 7.5
|3.8 - 6.9
|Tminip (h)
|4.0 ± 0.2
|4.5 ± 1.2
|3.8 ± 0.4
|3.6 ± 0.6
|4 - 5
|2 - 6
|3.3 - 4.3
|2.7 - 4.3
|Cminip (ng/mL)
|5.8 ± 2.7
|6.1 ± 4.1
|1.2 ± 1.4
|3.0 ± 0.8
|3.1 - 14.4
|2.9 - 21.0
|0.0 - 3.7
|1.7 - 4.0
|Tmax2 (h)
|5.6 ± 0.7
|6.6 ± 1.5
|5.9 ± 0.5
|5.5 ± 0.8
|5 - 8
|5 - 11
|5.0 - 6.5
|4.3 - 6.5
|Cmax2 (ng/mL)
|15.3 ± 7.0
|10.2 ± 5.9
|5.3 ± 1.4
|6.2 ± 1.6
|6.2 - 32.8
|4.5 - 31.1
|3.6 - 7.2
|3.9 - 8.3
|AUC(0-∞) (ng/mL x h-1)
|102.4 ± 54.6
|86.6 ± 64.0a
|37.8 ± 21.9
|45.8 ± 10.0
|40.5 - 261.6
|43.3 - 301.44
|14.3 - 85.3
|34.0 - 61.6
|t½ (h)
|2.5 ± 0.8
|2.4 ± 0.7a
|3.5 ± 1.9
|3.3 ± 0.4
|1.8 - 5.3
|1.5 - 4.0
|1.3 - 7.7
|3.0 - 4.2
|aN = 15
Dose Proportionality
After oral administration of Ritalin LA 20 mg and 40 mg capsules to adults there is a slight upward trend in the methylphenidate area under the curve (AUC) and peak plasma concentrations (Cmax1 and Cmax2).
Binding to plasma proteins is low (10%-33%). The volume of distribution was 2.65±1.11 L/kg for dmethylphenidate and 1.80±0.91 L/kg for l-methylphenidate.
The absolute oral bioavailability of methylphenidate in children was 22±8% for d-methylphenidate and 5±3% for l-methylphenidate, suggesting pronounced presystemic metabolism. Biotransformation of methylphenidate by the carboxylesterase CES1A1 is rapid and extensive leading to the main, deesterified metabolite α-phenyl-2-piperidine acetic acid (ritalinic acid). Only small amounts of hydroxylated metabolites (e.g., hydroxymethylphenidate and hydroxyritalinic acid) are detectable in plasma. Therapeutic activity is principally due to the parent compound.
In studies with Ritalin LA and Ritalin tablets in adults, methylphenidate from Ritalin tablets is eliminated from plasma with an average half-life of about 3.5 hours, (range 1.3 - 7.7 hours). In children the average half-life is about 2.5 hours, with a range of about 1.5 - 5.0 hours. The rapid half-life in both children and adults may result in unmeasurable concentrations between the morning and mid-day doses with Ritalin tablets. No accumulation of methylphenidate is expected following multiple once a day oral dosing with Ritalin LA. The half-life of ritalinic acid is about 3-4 hours.
The systemic clearance is 0.40±0.12 L/h/kg for d-methylphenidate and 0.73±0.28 L/h/kg for lmethylphenidate. After oral administration of an immediate release formulation of methylphenidate, 78%-97% of the dose is excreted in the urine and 1%-3% in the feces in the form of metabolites within 48-96 hours. Only small quantities ( < 1%) of unchanged methylphenidate appear in the urine. Most of the dose is excreted in the urine as ritalinic acid (60%-86%), the remainder being accounted for by minor metabolites.
Food Effects
Administration times relative to meals and meal composition may need to be individually titrated.
When Ritalin LA was administered with a high fat breakfast to adults, Ritalin LA had a longer lag time until absorption began and variable delays in the time until the first peak concentration, the time until the interpeak minimum, and the time until the second peak. The first peak concentration and the extent of absorption were unchanged after food relative to the fasting state, although the second peak was approximately 25% lower. The effect of a high fat lunch was not examined.
There were no differences in the pharmacokinetics of Ritalin LA when administered with applesauce, compared to administration in the fasting condition. There is no evidence of dose dumping in the presence or absence of food.
For patients unable to swallow the capsule, the contents may be sprinkled on applesauce and administered (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION).
Alcohol Effect
Alcohol may exacerbate the adverse CNS effects of psychoactive drugs, including Ritalin. It is therefore advisable for patients to abstain from alcohol during treatment. An in vitro study was conducted to explore the effect of alcohol on the release characteristics of methylphenidate from the Ritalin LA® 40 mg capsule dosage form. At an alcohol concentration of 40% there was a 98% release of methylphenidate in the first hour. The results with the 40 mg capsule are considered to be representative of the other available capsule strengths.
Special Populations
Age: The pharmacokinetics of Ritalin LA was examined in 18 children with ADHD between 7 and 12 years of age. Fifteen of these children were between 10 and 12 years of age. The time until the between peak minimum, and the time until the second peak were delayed and more variable in children compared to adults. After a 20-mg dose of Ritalin LA, concentrations in children were approximately twice the concentrations observed in 18 to 35 year old adults. This higher exposure is almost completely due to the smaller body size and total volume of distribution in children, as apparent clearance normalized to body weight is independent of age.
Gender: There were no apparent gender differences in the pharmacokinetics of methylphenidate between healthy male and female adults when administered Ritalin LA.
Renal Insufficiency: Ritalin LA has not been studied in renally-impaired patients. Renal insufficiency is expected to have minimal effect on the pharmacokinetics of methylphenidate since less than 1% of a radiolabeled dose is excreted in the urine as unchanged compound, and the major metabolite (ritalinic acid), has little or no pharmacologic activity.
Hepatic Insufficiency: Ritalin LA has not been studied in patients with hepatic insufficiency. Hepatic insufficiency is expected to have minimal effect on the pharmacokinetics of methylphenidate since it is metabolized primarily to ritalinic acid by nonmicrosomal hydrolytic esterases that are widely distributed throughout the body.
Clinical Studies
Ritalin LA® (methylphenidate hydrochloride) extended-release capsules was evaluated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group clinical study in which 134 children, ages 6 to 12, with DSM-IV diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) received a single morning dose of Ritalin LA in the range of 10-40 mg/day, or placebo, for up to 2 weeks. The doses used were the optimal doses established in a previous individual dose titration phase. In that titration phase, 53 of 164 patients (32%) started on a daily dose of 10 mg and 111 of 164 patients (68%) started on a daily dose of 20 mg or higher. The patient's regular schoolteacher completed the Conners ADHD/DSM-IV Scale for Teachers (CADS-T) at baseline and the end of each week. The CADS-T assesses symptoms of hyperactivity and inattention. The change from baseline of the (CADST) scores during the last week of treatment was analyzed as the primary efficacy parameter. Patients treated with Ritalin LA showed a statistically significant improvement in symptom scores from baseline over patients who received placebo. (See Figure 2.) This demonstrates that a single morning dose of Ritalin LA exerts a treatment effect in ADHD.
Figure 2: CADS-T total subscale - Mean change from
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Tonight's The Night!
Kid Rock, ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker are at SPAC tonight (9/4). Gotta love Kid Rock...all tickets are $24!
Watch for Kevin & Shanna from the River Morning Show on the Rt 50 side between 4pm & 5:45 for a chance to win inside seats thanks to Live Nation.
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Young physicians who undergo a rigorous formal trainingprogram in ultrasound testing on pregnant women are betterskilled at this procedure than young physicians without suchtraining, a Johns Hopkins study suggests.
Results show that Hopkins second- and third-year obstetricsresidents who underwent a formal training program in obstetricalultrasound had a mean score of 67 percent on a practical examcompared with 53 percent by obstetrics residents at a similarinstitution that does not have such a program.
Currently, there are no formal guidelines for trainingresidents in obstetrical ultrasound, although 70 percent of womenundergo ultrasound evaluation during pregnancy. Many sonogramsare performed on an informal basis in their obstetrician's officeor by an obstetrician in a labor and delivery unit.
"Our findings show that a formal method for assessingresidents' progress and documenting their competence inobstetrical ultrasound is both feasible and effective," saysJessica L. Bienstock, M.D., lead author and an instructor ingynecology/obstetrics.
Results will be presented Feb. 28 at the annual meeting of theAssociation of Professors in Obstetrics and Gynecology andCouncil on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology in NewOrleans.
"Our goal was to develop a tool that could be used byresidents to evaluate their progress in ultrasound throughouttheir four years of training and ensure that they acquire theskills required to perform complete obstetricalultrasounds," says Bienstock.
The formal program includes a check-list that identifiessonographic skills considered appropriate for each year ofresidency, such as basic concepts, completing screens on theirown, diagnosing problems, reviewing hundreds of cases, andcompleting paperwork. The residents must demonstrate each skillto a senior ultrasound technician or a perinatologist (aphysician specializing in fetal medicine) certified inobstetrical ultrasound.
Fetal ultrasound scanning, or sonography, involves passinghigh frequency sound waves into the mother's body; the reflectedechoes are detected and analyzed to build a two-dimensionalpicture of the fetus in the uterus.
The study's senior author was Eva K. Pressman, M.D.
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I have never cooked crawfish at home. I have to confess that these little feisty and fierce some creatures almost had me surrender and call for rescue. Handling these crawdads and crawmoms ain't no piece of cake. I totally underestimated them. However, at the first bite of their juicy tails and heads, I felt all my hardwork and efforts were completely justified. Put simply, they were simply irresistible!
During my last trip to Beijing, I tried–for the very first time–the famed Ma La Xiao Long Xia/麻辣小龙虾 or Sichuan numbing (named so because of the tingly numbing effect of Sichuan peppercorns) and spicy crawfish. Known locally as small lobsters, crawfish is a must-have during summer months. Commonly enjoyed with beer, crawfish is Chinese people's (especially Beijingers) guilty pleasure. Guilty because there are numerous health warnings to avoid this delicacy, mostly due to the highly-polluted habitat that these creatures are harvested. But never mind the mercury and toxic, once you have the first taste, there is no turning back. They are highly addictive and toooooooo good…
So, when I drove past highway 22 and saw a sign with the words "LIVE CRAWFISH FOR SALE," I went immediately insane. I just had to have crawfish. I needed my fix. I followed the sign and found a gem–a seafood store that offers everything I love, much fresher–and cheaper–than any regular Asian food stores.
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Sichuan Crawfish/Crayfish/Crawdad Recipe | rasamalaysia.com
2 lbs crawfish
10 cloves garlic (peel the skin and lightly pounded)
5 sprigs cilantro
5 slices fresh ginger
2 tablespoon soy sauce
10-15 dried red chilies (depends how spicy you want)
1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorns
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 teaspoon chicken boullion powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 cup water
Salt to taste
Soak the live crawfish in cold water with some salt for half an hour. Rinse them a few times with cold running water until they are thoroughly clean. Heat up a wok with the cooking oil. Add in garlic cloves, ginger, dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns until spicy and aromatic. Toss in the crawfish and stir continuously for 1-2 minutes. Add in all the seasonings, water, cilantro and cover the wok for 5 minutes. Dish out and serve hot.
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By BARBARA BOWERS Special to The Citizen
Artist Eric Anfinson bought his house on Catherine Street one month before Hurricane Wilma flooded it in October 2005. The good news: He had already hired boat-builders Rick Keith and Paul Pranger to make some modifications.
Because the universe works in wondrous ways, what might have been chaos for some homeowners turned into "a chance to start over" for Anfinson, whose home and Mockingbird Studio is open to the public today, during The Studios of Key West's Art Studio Tour.
Anfinson explained that even Mockingbird Studio got its start through cosmic intervention.
"At the turn of the century, a mockingbird not only sat outside my window, where I then lived on South Street, but it followed me around for two weeks. It was so persistent I researched the Florida state bird to understand its significance, and learned that the mockingbird is the symbol for 'time to share your gift with the world,'" he said.
"I'm a self-taught artist and hadn't publicly shown my work until that mockingbird got my attention, just about the time Kim Narenkivicius was developing a 2002 group exhibit at her Salt Gallery. I participated in the show, and once I shared my art with the world, I knew my studio would be called Mockingbird."
Three years later, when Anfinson bought his house with his studio in mind, there were only two trees on the Catherine Street property after the storm took its toll. He knew he wanted birds and butterflies in the garden, encased within a 6-foot fence, so he hired Scott Montgomery at Native Design to do the landscaping.
"Trees outside filter light inside my studio, which has an effect on the outcome of a painting," Anfinson said.
These days, a lush garden features a 20-year-old lignum vitae near the center of the rear garden, where of course, a fountain attracts birds. There's a giant gumbo limbo, a patio covered with an Arizona-style arbor that boasts a black ironwood tree and throughout, there are energy pockets, Anfinson said. "You can't argue with it, you just feel it."
Although the house has a formal entrance in the front garden, the working entrance is up the driveway, past the Mockingbird Studio sign and through the fence into the rear garden. Its rust-colored fence, the half-circle storage shed and the bold blue concrete-block exteriors of both house and shed -- a nod from Anfinson to artist Frida Kahlo's Blue House in Mexico City-- brings a southwestern aura to the tropics.
Boatbuilders Keith and Pranger collaborated with Anfinson to totally reconfigure the former 2-bed/2-bath house built in "the Eisenhower days, somewhere between 1952 and 1954," said Anfinson. "We got rid of the pink bathroom."
In what is now a 1,000-square-foot structure, a spiraling focal point begins in the kitchen. Here, the custom-built wooden cabinets and angled countertop is the center from which the spiral continues outdoors in the form of a concrete walkway, framed by rustic fences that wrap around to the front garden.
The spiral is probably more apparent from a mockingbird's-eye view, but you can't argue with cosmic theory, you just feel it. Because "the kitchen is where everyone spends time," Anfinson's spacious-and-uncluttered galley kitchen is as much a hub of the open-floor plan as his art studio and living area.
This great room makes up half the house. The other half is Anfinson's master bedroom suite, equally uncluttered and fully loaded with wooden details. For instance, the huge "boat bath" has a moveable wooden closet. Wood-sliding doors hide the water closet and washer/dryer across from the Jacuzzi and walk-in shower.
These two-tone doors, like all the doors in the house, were Keith-and-Pranger-made from the Atlantic Shores resort pier, retrieved after Wilma destroyed it: "We repurposed everything," Anfinson said of the doors, some of the furniture, the garden sculptures made from found objects.
The Saltillo-tile floors throughout the house not only reinforce the southwestern ambiance, they reinforce Anfinson's continual observation of the universe: Only wood beams-- no interior walls -- touch the floors to allow easy mop ups "when, not if" the cosmos intervenes again.
"To make me less vulnerable, all the electric, A/C handlers, the cabinetry are raised 3-feet off the ground," he said. "This is a boat built in Arizona."
Barbara Bowers is a Key West writer and host of a radio talk show about owning and maintaining property in the Florida Keys. To suggest a home to be featured in the Keys Homes section, send an email to email@example.com. Homes listed for sale may not be considered.


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Engineers Address Key Challenge in Design of Biomaterials
Biomaterials are ubiquitous in modern medicine, from prosthetic limbs to device coatings, and hold promise for future applications like scaffolding for tissue regeneration. Biomaterial design presents a key challenge, however: applications often require materials to be both mechanically rigid (to promote strong cell adhesion) and bioactive (i.e. able to communicate specific cues to contacting cells). To date, achieving one of these features usually required sacrificing the other.
In a new paper in Advanced Functional Materials, Yale Chemical Engineering undergraduate student Connie Wu and graduate student Seyma Aslan, working with others from the groups of Paul Van Tassel of Yale SEAS and Emmanuel Pauthe of the University of Cergy-Pontoise (France), present an idea that appears to address this challenge: a thin polymer film biomaterial offering both high rigidity and bioactivity. The approach involves forming the film in the presence of sacrificial nanoparticle templates. The film is first rigidified through a chemical cross-linking procedure (similar to the way glue hardens); then, the template species are selectively dissolved, leaving behind a pore structure somewhat like that of Swiss cheese (but with much smaller holes!). These pores can then be filled with proteins able to communicate with cells, rendering the film bioactive.
The researchers' new templating approach
The new approach – part of an ongoing effort toward polymeric thin film biomaterials – achieves mechanical rigidity in conjunction with bioactivity, and, notably, allows for embedding high quantities of biological species without regard to size (previous methods were limited to lower quantities of smaller drug or protein species).
Laser scanning confocal microscopy images show cross-linked films without (left) and with (right) nanoparticle templating.
"Porous polymer films would be ideal for applications in cell-based therapies, where materials of optimal rigidity and tailored bioactivity are needed to support cellular implants or transplants," Van Tassel states, while adding "additional research is needed, though, to determine optimal combinations of embedded bioactive species."
Connie Wu, Seyma Aslan, Adeline Gand, Joseph S. Wolenski, Emmanuel Pauthe, Paul R. Van Tassel. Porous Nanofilm Biomaterials Via Templated Layer-by-Layer Assembly. Advanced Functional Materials. First published online: 10 AUG 2012. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201201042. Available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.201201042/abstract.


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In the Season 6 premiere of True Blood, a soaked-in-blood Sookie Stackhouse takes a moment to pine for the good old days, before her life in Bon Temps, La., was overrun with vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, faeries and more.
When this acclaimed HBO serial launched in 2008, Sookie (played by Anna Paquin) was a naive waitress with the unexplained ability to hear people's thoughts.
Then she met and fell in love with a dashing Southern vampire by the name of Bill Compton and everything changed. Now Sookie and her friends keep getting sucked into an unending series of battles for power and survival involving all sorts of supernatural creatures.
"My life is so different from how I thought it would turn out," Sookie says in the return episode, at 8 p.m. Sunday, in a story that picks up right after a bloodbath battle at the Vampire Authority compound in the Season 5 finale. "I'm not who I thought I would turn out to be.… I want my life back."
So Sookie, who herself is part faerie, resolves to make a course correction. She washes away all the blood and gets a refreshing night's rest, only to get pulled right back into new misadventures almost as soon as she wakes.
She should know by now. There's simply no going back for any of the inhabitants of Bon Temps.
True Blood, based on a series of bestselling novels by Charlaine Harris, is a runaway train. It relentlessly hurtles forward, always on the verge of jumping the tracks. If you want to survive the ride, you had better hang on with all your might.
Based on an advance screening of the first three lightning-paced episodes, this season's journey into darkness, laced with moments of humor when you least expect them, looks like it will be a doozy.
The big story introduces vampire-hating Gov. Truman Burrell (Arliss Howard). After years of an uneasy peace between humans and vamps, he declares all-out war. "It's time for humans to bite back," he says. And he's got an arsenal of technologically advanced weaponry to make vampires the underdogs.
Eric, a vamp played by Alexander Skarsgård, will retaliate by abducting the governor's daughter — raising the stakes, so to speak, even more than before. "If the humans want war," Eric says, "we'll give them war."
Meanwhile, Bill (Stephen Moyer, who directed the season premiere) has transformed into a more powerful being after swigging the blood of vamp goddess Lilith. Now he's a dark-hearted wild card in the equation who can't be stopped even by the trusty old stake through the heart.
Everyone fears him, even his devoted progeny Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll). But once Bill foresees a massacre of the vampire species, he'll want to jump into the fray as well.
Also, other until-now "closeted" creatures are likely to be forced into taking a stand as well, no matter how badly shapeshifter Sam (Sam Trammell) and werewolf pack leader Alcide (Joe Manganiello) wish to keep their existence hidden from the human population.
And elsewhere, Sookie, brother Jason (Ryan Kwanten) and their "faerie grandfather" (Rutger Hauer) will have problems of their own facing off against Warlow, the powerful vampire who killed the Stackhouse siblings' parents years ago.
Once all of these storylines collide, as inevitably happens every season on True Blood, there's sure to be fireworks galore.
Series creator Alan Ball stepped down as showrunner after Season 5, but there is no reason for concern — even in light of the news that his replacement, Mark Hudis, cut out after just three episodes, to be replaced by Brian Buckner, a writer-producer on the show since the first season.
These changes behind the scenes seem to have had no noticeable impact, for better or worse, on what we'll see on the screen, both in terms of the show's style and its ongoing narrative.
Some of the lesser storylines, for example, particularly the goofy one involving Sheriff Andy Bellefleur (Chris Bauer) and his overnight brood of faerie children, will continue uninterrupted.
That's just something you have to learn to live with when watching True Blood.
This is a show that takes chances, telling escapist stories with fantasy characters while simultaneously addressing very real contemporary issues, such as discrimination and equal rights.
When you aim high, so high that you're often over the top, as is the True Blood way, sometimes you fall short.
Most of the time, though, there's no better place to spend an hour every Sunday night.


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A finding by a University of Central Florida researcher that unlocks a means of controlling materials at the nanoscale and opens the door to a new generation of manufacturing is featured online today in the journal Nature.
Using a pair of pliers in each hand and gradually pulling taut a piece of glass fiber coated in plastic, associate professor Ayman Abouraddy found that something unexpected and never before documented occurred – the inner fiber fragmented in an orderly fashion.
"What we expected to see happen is NOT what happened," he said. "While we thought the core material would snap into two large pieces, instead it broke into many equal-sized pieces."
He referred to the technique in the Nature article as "Breaking Me Softly."
The process of pulling fibers to force the realignment of the molecules that hold them together, known as cold drawing, has been the standard for mass production of flexible fibers like plastic and nylon for most of the last century.
Abouraddy and his team have shown that the process may also be applicable to multi-layered materials, a finding that could lead to the manufacturing of a new generation of materials with futuristic attributes.


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I've written about how much I enjoy planning a trip. I enjoy it almost as much as I enjoy the trip itself, if truth be told. Well, the beginning of a new year is always a great time to take a look at the calendar to figure out when and where we'll be riding as the pages flip.
Here are a few of the major motorcycle events scheduled for 2010. Take a look at your calendar, and see if you've got room for a trip! It's never too early to start planning.
February 26 – March 7: Bike Week 2010, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Known as "The World's Biggest Motorcycle Event," Bike Week is a 10-day festival that was originally built around actual motorcycle racing.
March 5: The Daytona 200 , Daytona, Florida.
A great chance to see world-class motorcycle racing in person.
April 14 – 18: Arizona Bike Week , Mesa, Arizona.
This has turned into a wonderful venue for music, with appearances from major bands planned.
April 21 – 25: Laughlin River Run , Laughlin, Nevada.
Great weather, great riding and a wild atmosphere.
May 30: Rolling Thunder , Washington, DC.
An annual ride into our nation's capital to bring awareness to POW-MIA issues.
June 7 -12: Americade, Lake George, NY.
An all-brands rally with an emphasis on touring riders, rider education and safety.
June 12 – 20: Laconia Motorcycle Week , Laconia, New Hampshire.
The "Yang" to Americade's "Ying," Laconia is pure biker fun.
July 9 – 11: AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days , Lexington, Ohio.
A rolling celebration of America's motorcycle heritage, including vintage motorcycle racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
August 9 – 15: Sturgis Rally and Races , Sturgis, South Dakota.
The granddaddy of them all, the rally that every Harley rider dreams of attending at least once.
September 2 – 5: Milwaukee Rally , Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The biggest motorcycle rally in the Midwest, and a great chance to visit the Harley-Davidson Museum.
October 1 – 4: Las Vegas BikeFest , Las Vegas, Nevada.
What happens in Vegas is a whole lot of fun.
October 15 – 18: Biketoberfest , Daytona Beach, Florida.
We're back to where we started, and fun in the sun in Florida.
Hope to see you at some (or all) of these events this year!


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The Cañariaco Norte Copper Project proposed minesite (click to enlarge)
Cañariaco Norte is a 100% owned feasibility-stage porphyry copper deposit within a prolific trend of producing mines and known deposits in northern Peru.
In March 2011 the full Pre-Feasibility Study progress report was completed and returned exceptional economics, with an after-tax (restated in Nov 2011 following changes to the Peruvian mining taxation laws) Net Present Value of US$912M, an Internal Rate of Return of 17.2%, and a payback period of 4.4 years using the base case US$2.25 copper and an 8% discount rate.
A Feasibility Study was initiated on the Cañariaco Norte project in April 2011 and is well underway
The Cañariaco Norte Copper Deposit is a single, contiguous, open-pit mineable deposit containing:
Cañariaco Norte Mineral Resource Estimate at the Base Case 0.30% Copper Cut-off Grade
Pre-Feasibility Study Progress Report - Completed March 2011
Cañariaco Sur - A New Cu Au Porphyry System!
Exploration drilling at Cañariaco Sur has confirmed the presence of a large copper-gold-silver porphyry system with long intercepts of economic type grades within open pittable depths.
The mineralization is open in three directions and at depth. Thirteen wide spaced holes(200-300 metres) have Cu/Au/Ag mineralization from surface to 500 meters depth.
These holes, along with five holes from previous drilling confirm the presence of a large system. Interestingly, based on the drilling completed to date at Sur, there is extremely low arsenic in the system.
Due to the close proximity of Sur to Cañariaco Norte(less than 2 kms) and the possibility to share use of facilities planned for Cañariaco Norte, management is confident that Sur has excellent potential to become a mineable deposit, thereby increasing the potential size and scope of the overall project.
(More details available on the Cañariaco Sur Project Page)
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*Copper equivalent grade including gold and silver values and based on 100% metal recoveries. Copper grade equivalent calculation. Cu Eq% =(Cu % + ((Au grade x Au price)+(Ag grade x Ag price))/(22.0462 x Cu price x 31.0135 g/t)
**Copper equivalent grade including gold and silver, metal recoveries (gold 55%; silver 50%) and smelter returns (copper 96.5%: gold 93%; silver 90%) applied. Copper grade equivalent calculation: Cu Eq% =(Cu % + ((Au grade x Au price x Au recovery x Au smelter return%)+(Ag grade x Ag price x Ag recovery x Ag smelter return%))/(22.0462 x Cu price x 31.0135 g/t x Cu recovery x Cu smelter return%)
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