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You can build a plastic sheet booth using common sense and materials you can get pretty much anywhere. For mine I covered the roof joist since I had insulation up there and secured the plastic by stapling through small pieces of cardboard so the staples wouldn't pull through. Duct tape will seal up the seams. The real challenge is finding a good way to secure the plastic to the floor. Duct tape usually won't do it because of dust on the floors, no matter how much you clean. They'll need to be weighted down along their length.
Buy a couple of box fans to blow out the door. Seal the entire door with plastic and cut holes and seal the fans with duct tape. On the opposite end mount a couple of central heat filters the same way. 3 box fans on high and three or more filters would be better. You'll need to generate a lot of air flow to move the considerable fog out of the work environment.
Tips learned from experience: You need a LOT of lights. Several multi-tube florescent fixtures at a minimum. Once you start spraying the fog will make seeing well difficult, and the better you see the better your work will be. Also the walls of a temporary plastic booth like this will bow inward when set up this way(with the fan blowing out, making a vacuum) so make sure you have lots of extra room when you build the booth size.
You can set it up where you put a filter on the fan and blow into the booth so it has positive pressure. This reduces the chance that dust is pulled into the booth by the vacuum. But I have always used the fan blowing out because it's been more important for me to get all the fumes out of the entire garage. I've had good results using temp booths. Also remember that most trash found in paint is from the vehicle itself, so clean and blow off with compressed air as much as possible before you start shooting color. This is one reason a lot of guys like to epoxy and shoot color all through the interior. Just to lock down sources of dust that might get airborne when hit with the blast from the gun.
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Flower Diversity and Angiosperm Diversification
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The flower itself, which comprises most of the evolutionary innovations of flowering plants, bears special significance for understanding the origin and diversification of angiosperms. The sudden origin of angiosperms in the fossil record poses unanswered questions on both the origins of flowering plants and their rapid spread and diversification. Central to these questions is the role that the flower, and floral diversity, played. Recent clarifications of angiosperm phylogeny provide the foundation for investigating evolutionary transitions in floral features and the underlying genetic mechanisms of stasis and change. The general features of floral diversity can best be addressed by considering key patterns of variation: an undifferentiated versus a differentiated perianth; elaboration of perianth organs in size and color; merosity of the flower; and phyllotaxy of floral organs. Various models of gene expression now explain the regulation of floral organization and floral organ identity; the best understood are the ABC(E) model and its modifications, but other gene systems are important in specific clades and require further study. Furthermore, the propensity for gene and genome duplications in angiosperms provides abundant raw material for novel floral features—emphasizing the importance of understanding the conservation and diversification of gene lineages and functions in studies of macroevolution.
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A month after former president Pál Schmitt resigned amid revelations that the bulk of his doctoral thesis was the work of others, the former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány this week angrily rejected allegations that he had copied his university dissertation in the 1980s.
University investigating
On Wednesday, his alma mater, the University of Pécs, told state news agency MTI that it was setting up a fact-finding committee, and had filed a criminal complaint over the disappearance of Gyurcsány's dissertation from its archives. "The investigation… will cover equally the disappearance of the former prime minister's dissertation and the suspicions of plagiarism," the university said.
Pro-government offensive
The pro-government news channel HírTV had set the the snowball rolling last Friday when it reported that Gyurcsány's work on wine making in the Lake Balaton region had the same title as a dissertation written four years earlier by a brother of his ex-wife. Furthermore, an academic report on Gyurcsány's work (the dissertation itself having vanished) read "as though it referred to the first 35 pages of the work by Gyurcsány's brother-in-law Szabolcs Rozs", said reporters for the channel's Célpont (Target) show.
The similarly pro-government newspaper Magyar Nemzet posted online on Friday academic record cards showing identical titles and differing dates – 1980 and 1984 – that appear to support the suspicions. The trouble is, Gyurcsány says he cannot find his own copy of his dissertation either. Nevertheless, the reports were enough for a spokeswoman from the ruling Fidesz party to assert on Sunday that evidence had "come to light" proving he copied parts of his dissertation.
Former PM in plagiarism probe
In a defiant May Day speech in the City Park on Tuesday, the former prime minister said he intends to file a criminal complaint over the disappearance of his essay from the university's archives, and would also sue anyone who claims he is guilty of plagiarism. An MP from Gyurcsány's breakaway leftist party, the Democratic Coalition (DK), accused the government of seeking to creating a scandal to divert attention from a new package of austerity measures. On Thursday, the small opposition party said it welcomed the university's decision to investigate.
In Schmitt's wake
When former president Schmitt resigned after a university panel found that most of his doctoral thesis had been copied from the works of other academics, reporters quickly turned their attentions on right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Socialist arch rival Gyurcsány. Orbán promptly posted his dissertation on the internet. Gyurcsány said he could not find his, and in response to a press inquiry his alma mater in Pécs said it had lost its copy.
Not one to give up
Orbán and his Fidesz party have been trying to force Gyurcsány out of public life since 2006, when the then premier was heard in a leaked recording to acknowledge that the Socialists had lied "night and day" to secure re-election. Gyurcsány managed to hold onto power for another three years before an interim government took over to deal with the economic crisis. The resulting loss of prestige for the left-wing helped bring Orbán's Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance to power in 2010 with an unassailable two-thirds parliamentary majority. Since then, Gyurcsány has been quizzed by investigators in what his sympathisers claim are trumped up charges relating to a government real estate deal.
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Former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány has complained of an "inquisition-like" atmosphere surrounding the suspicion that he may have plagiarised his university dissertation in the 1980s.
Speaking on the independent station ATV on Wednesday after his alma mater launched an investigation, Gyurcsány denied he had anything to do with the disappearance of his work from the University of Pécs archives.
He said it was "very strange" that the only dissertations to vanish from the university are his own and another from which right-wing media have accused him of copying.
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The pages of the 31st Infantry Regiment's history reveal the many battles the regiment fought from World War I to the war on terrorism. Among the tactical procedures and navigational strategies are the courageous actions of thousands of Soldiers who served with honor and distinction during those battles.To commemorate the regiment's rich history, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, held a 31-mile Memorial March on Thursday and Friday on Fort Drum.The event focused on visiting veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam; the Shanghai Bowl ceremony; and a 31-mile march the current Polar Bears conducted throughout the night. To kick off the event, Lt. Col. Roland Dicks, 4-31 Infantry commander, began by welcoming former 31st Infantry Regiment veterans and their Families to the ceremony. "Welcome to the punch bowl ceremony and the 31-mile foot march that we are about to begin," Dicks said. "I am very happy that you were able to make it up here to Fort Drum to celebrate the history of the 31st Infantry with us today, and I would be remiss if I did not take a moment to quickly introduce each of them."Honored guests included John Mims, World War II veteran and Bataan Death March survivor, assigned to B Company, 1-31 Infantry, and his wife Nina; Ed Bettis, Korean War veteran, assigned to G Company, 4-31 Infantry, and his wife Judy; Jack Considine, Korean War veteran, assigned to B Company, 4-31 Infantry; Dennis Walk-er, Distinguished Service Cross recipient during Vietnam, assigned to D Company, 6-31 Infantry; Daniel Wood, Distin- guished Service Cross recipient during Vietnam, assigned to D Company, 6-31 Infantry. "This evening we will use the 31-mile foot march to celebrate our history and remember the sacrifices of those of us that have gone before. This includes the re-nowned Bataan march of April 1942," Dicks continued. "So gentlemen, I am humbled to stand before you and have you among us today. Thank you for your service and what you have contributed to this nation and continue to contribute to the 31st Infantry Regiment."Following thunderous applause for the returning veterans, the Polar Bears performed their traditional Shanghai Bowl ceremony.The bowl has figured prominently in the regiment's ceremo-nies and social functions for al- most a century. It was originally purchased along with 29 ornamental cups by the officers of the 31st Regiment for $1,600 in 1932; the ornate silver punchbowl was wrought by Chinese silversmiths to commemorate the regiment's service in Shanghai during pre-World War II tensions between the Chinese and Japanese armies. The bowl brings a history of its own. When members of the 31st Regiment were sent to defend the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines, they took the bowl with them. When it appeared Bataan would fall to the Japanese in September 1942, the Soldiers buried the bowl in Corregidor so the Japanese would not confiscate it. The bowl was reclaimed in 1945 when the Philippines were recaptured from the Japanese. The Shanghai Bowl ceremony tradition includes the making of a punch that consists of drinks from around the world in which the regiment has served. For this ceremony they included pineapple juice from the Philippines, vodka from Russia, sake from Japan, soju from Korea and chai-tea from Iraq. Once the punch is mixed, it is tasted by command and deemed fit for consumption by the troops.Before the Soldiers received their share of the punch, they had to complete a 31-mile foot march. Soldiers began their march at battalion headquarters. They marched in tactical formation with their own company and made their way through the main post to the training area across Route 26. Most of the march was done on unpaved roads during the night, in cold, wet weather.Each group stayed in contact with a tactical communication center and passed by several check points along the route. The CPs were named after many countries in which the regiment has had campaign participation: Phil-ippines, Siberia, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. The 31st Infantry Regiment was formed in 1916 at Fort McKinley, Philippines, to strengthen forces protecting U.S. interests in the Philippines. During WWI, the regiment received the call of duty to deploy to Vladivostok, Russia, in 1918, where they kept the Trans-Siberia railroad open and gained the battalion its nickname "The Polar Bears" and its first battle streamer.In February 1932, when the Japanese invaded China, the regiment was called into action again to protect Shanghai's International Settlement. The regiment returned to the Philippines that summer. In December 1941, the Japanese attached U.S. military bases in the Philippines, drawing the troops into another battle. By April 1942, the infamous Bataan Death March was under way, which claimed the lives of hundreds of men.From 1946 to 1948, the 31st Infantry performed occupation duty in central Korea, facing the Soviet army across the 38th Parallel. In 1950, war broke out between North and South Korea. The 31st Infantry fought hard in the war's most famous battles, like Pork Chop Hill and Triangle Hill.During the Vietnam War, 4-31 Infantry fought to keep Viet Cong guerillas and the North Vietnamese army from capturing coastal lowlands, while 6-31 Infantry fought across the Mekong delta and Plain of Reeds.By the turn of the century, America's involvement in the war on terrorism became the main focus of the U.S. Army. Soldiers of 4-31 Infantry have deployed several times for more than a decade to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, receiving numerous awards and decorations for their actions. Pages of the regiment's history continue to accumulate as new Soldiers make their mark, and the stories of veterans will live on.Mims, who retired from the Army as a sergeant first class, was a corporal in 1942 when he was taken prisoner by the Japanese and forced to march more than 60 miles with sparse food and water. Memories of the Bataan Death March still haunt him today.He remembers burying his weapon in a creek with the other Soldiers so if they came across ammunition they would be able reclaim them and fight. He also recalls how he lost his teeth when a Japanese soldier beat him for not bowing with respect.Perhaps the most haunting memory is the loss of his fellow Soldiers. Mims came to 4-31 Infantry's ceremony to remember those who served with him in WWII."(I came today) because I love the 31st Infantry Regiment with all my heart, body and soul," Mims said with a broken voce. "I owe it to my friends and buddies that didn't come back. Anything I can do in their honor is a great honor for me to do, because I had to watch a lot of them die, and there was nothing I could do about it."From 1950-51, Bettis was a corporal fighting in the Korean War. His memories take him back to the Korean mountains that he climbed to chase out Korean soldiers. He also recalls the bitter cold winters when summer clothes were all they had."We got thrown in Korea with a lot of people that were not trained properly and the supplies were not that great either. We wore summer clothes in the winter," recalled Bettis, who currently lives in New York and serves as the northeastern director for the 31st Infantry Regiment Association. Bettis visits the Polar Bears often with fellow Korean War veteran Considine, who is a former adjutant and membership chairman for the 31st Infantry Association. "We enjoy coming up here and enjoy talking to the (Soldiers)," Considine said. "There is a bit of camaraderie that is unbelievable; they accept us old veterans. We feel closeness to these Soldiers. "Someone said, 'once a Polar Bear, always a Polar Bear,'" he added. "I guess they are right." The most important thing Dicks wanted to get out of this event was building the Polar Bear team and celebrating the proud history of the regiment with veterans and current Soldiers. "I could not be more proud of the Polar Bears, not only about the 31-mile foot march, but on a daily basis. They train hard, and they are combat-ready. That takes a lot of work, and they work hard to accomplish that," Dicks said proud-ly. "The veterans were very pleased at how we still focused on the entire history of the regiment, and they were more than happy with the readiness and the proficiency of the Soldiers they got to talk to."By 8 a.m. Friday, all of the Polar Bears who set out to complete the foot march had returned to battalion headquarters water logged and weary. Dicks and Command Sgt. Maj. James Stallworth, 4-31 Infantry senior enlisted adviser, stood at the edge of the headquarters parking lot, wet and exhausted themselves, to greet and shake the hands of their returning men."Walking 31 miles is difficult, but we went into the event knowing it was going to be hard, and it was quite an accomplishment for those Soldiers who were able to complete that foot march," Dicks said. "Watching my Soldiers come across that finish line after they accomplished 31 miles of foot march, most of it in the rain, I couldn't feel more proud of what they were able to accomplish."One of those Solders was Sgt. Melvin Wilkins, a combat veteran who deployed with 4-31 Infantry to Iraq in 2009. Wilkins, who has been a computer detections systems repairer in F Company for five years, said he was glad his company participated in the foot march."I think (the march) was a very nice tribute to the past and present warriors of this great regiment; 31 miles for the 31st Regiment," he said. "There was a very slippery part for a good mile that we had to get through, but the majority of us pulled through. I think it was a great camaraderie event for Fox Company, and I am glad we participated."Long, arduous foot marches are never easy, and not everyone makes it to the finish on their own. But, 83 percent of the Polar Bears did make it. They were able to raise a cup filled with the punch that was only pineapple juice, from the Shanghai Bowl and give a toast to their country, regiment, their fallen comrades and each other. "If you are one of those that finished, you should be proud of what you have accomplished," Dicks said. "It wasn't easy, and Mother Nature made it a little more difficult with the rain that she provided us last night, but this foot march was in celebration of our history and is something that you will remember for a long, long time. So be proud of it. "It's about the Polar Bear team; it's about being a professional infantry Soldier," he added. "It's about celebrating the distinguished history of the 31st Infantry Regiment, so congratu- lations. Pro Patria!"


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President Barack Obama said in an interview that if the investigation into the Sept. 11 attack on the American compound in Libya finds that "there was a big breakdown, and somebody didn't do their job, they'll be held accountable."
Speaking with MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program on Monday, the president said that "ultimately, as commander in chief, I'm responsible and I don't shy away from that responsibility. My No. 1 responsibility is to go after the folks who did this, and we're going to make sure we get them. I've got a pretty good track record of doing that."
Republicans have hammered the Obama administration over its evolving public explanation for the causes of the attack, which claimed the lives of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi. Stevens was the first American ambassador since 1979 to be killed in the line of duty.
Obama called the attack an act of terror in his first public remarks on the issue on Sept. 12. But in subsequent days, top aides repeatedly pointed the finger at Muslim rage over an Internet video that mocks Islam and described the strike as emerging from a "spontaneous" demonstration. The State Department ultimately said there had been no such protest. (Intelligence officials branded the attack terrorism on Day One.)
Asked whether the intelligence community provided poor information, Obama replied: "That's what we're going to find out from the investigation."
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French cyber-warfare security officials have linked a United States and Israeli spy software program to a May 2012 hack of French Presidential office. On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 l'Express magazine published reports that a computer virus similar to Flame, a program used by an U.S./Israeli team to gain access to Iran's nuclear program, was launched during the second round of presidential elections within France upon Sarkozy's loss and Francois Hollande's win.
U.S. officials, including Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Homeland Security spokesman Matthew Chandler offered The Hill statements regarding the security breach. Napolitano initially address the claims as "preposterous" and officially offered via statement: "We have no greater partner than France, we have no greater ally than France. We cooperate in many security-related areas I am here to further reinforce those ties and create new ones. Chander offered: "We categorically deny the allegations by unnamed sources that the U.S. government participated in a cyberattack against the French government. France is one of our strongest allies. Our outstanding cooperation in intelligence sharing, law enforcement, and cyber defense has never been stronger, and remains essential in successfully combating the common threat of extremism."
Officials within the French government formally addressed the incident via official spokeswoman Najat Vallaud-Belkacem on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. She insisted agencies are following the electronic trail but yet have had time to gather enough information to identify the culprit. When questioned by press if the U.S. was behind the attack, she offered: "I don't believe we have any particular worries." An undisclosed official reported details of the security breach, including a Facebook hack of Sarkozy's account using a "powerful worm" initially identified as Flame. The worm took screen shots, activated a microphone on affected computers, and collected files from former President Sarkozy's computer. Though the motivations behind the attack are uncertain at this time, the French official told l'Express: "You can be on very good terms with a 'friendly' country and still want to guarantee their unwavering support - especially during a transition period."
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Four years is too long to wait for a ruling on a constitutional claim. Not for the ultimate vindication of a right that's been summarily denied, mind you, but a mere ruling in a case asserting this right that has long ago been briefed and argued.
That's the situation faced by my colleague Tom Palmer and his fellow plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the District of Columbia's complete ban on carrying guns for self-defense outside the home. Palmer v. District of Columbia was one of many suits filed in the wake of the Supreme Court's 2008 ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, which found that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. (Recall that two years ago the Seventh Circuit struck down a similar ban in Chicago, the only other place in the country where there is no legal way to exercise the right to carry – forget places like New York, New Jersey, and Maryland, where it's possible in theory even if local law enforcement can, and always do, deny requests in practice.)
This case has now been pending for more than four years without a resolution of cross-motions for summary judgment – both parties agreed that the case can be decided by the judge on the law, without fact-finding or a trial. The docket (see pages 37-42 of this document) is one of the weirdest I've ever seen for a federal case: Palmer was filed in August 2009 and a hearing was held in January 2010, at which point Judge Henry Kennedy took the case under advisement. In July 2011, Chief Justice John Roberts (!) reassigned the case from Judge Kennedy to Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. of the Northern District of New York. (In other words, Judge Kennedy sat on the case for 18 months and then retired.) There was a status conference soon after, then a motion hearing scheduled for August 2012 (more than a year later), which was rescheduled for October 2012, after which Judge Scullin took the case under advisement, and then… nothing. Plaintiffs' counsel Alan Gura (my friend and sometime co-author) filed a motion to expedite in August 2013, and then a petition for a writ of mandamus – a request that a higher court command a government official to do something – with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in October 2013.


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Getting that bite through BBQ chicken skin – it's the goal (or should be) of every competition cooker. I was talking with some of my BBQ buds the other day about a subject of much frustration in Competition BBQ – the Chicken entry. Whether it be to de-bone, partially de-bone, lollipop, muffin pan, or whatever… the overriding thing these guys say they're asked about most often is how to get bite through skin on BBQ chicken. [Video Below!]
Bit Through BBQ Chicken Skin – Key Methods
First, there is no hard and fast rule that says bite through BBQ chicken skin is required for competition BBQ chicken entries. It's more like that's what has become the unofficial favorite among judges. In truth, few folks I know really enjoy biting into a fat-laden grease pad of skin on chicken, so it's pretty easy to see where those entries with near-transparent bite-through and tender skin started getting higher scores.
Understanding that BBQ Chicken can be a Competition BBQ Pitmaster's nightmare… or cause them… (See Confessions of a Chicken-Holic in George Hensler's Startin' the Fire for more on this)… finding an edge where you can is important for this category. Bite through BBQ chicken skin has been a key factor in seeing initial scores in this category improve.
Here are some ways to achieve the bite through BBQ chicken skin you desire…
The following is taken from a post on the Pellet Heads Forum and was written by Mr. Gordon Hubbell. You can find that direct link here.
The Classic Method for Bite Through BBQ Chicken Skin [Not the Norm]
Not that long ago, it was common to see what might easily be called "grilled" chicken in KCBS presentation boxes. Most often thighs, the chicken was prepared over relatively high heat and the skin received special attention in the process to make it crisp, resulting in a texture that was both pleasing and easy to bite through. Frequently, cooks used extra care to create attractive grill marks on the skin while at the same time avoiding creating any general charring of the piece. Charred pieces generally do not do well in appearance judging.
This approach has fallen from favor in recent years, and now it is unusual to see chicken with grill marks or even with crisp skin. I think the reason is that it took one more "dedicated" cooker to make it this way (usually a charcoal grill) and managing the temperature and grid placement required a lot of practice (and maybe even some luck) to repeat consistently. Cooks looked for a way to make chicken skin tender on their main cooking apparatus (most often a smoker of some kind, not a grill) and at the temperatures they usually maintained for smoking.
Skin Scrape Method for Bite Through BBQ Chicken Skin
Removing the skin from the chicken pieces (again mostly thighs) and scraping it carefully until it is paper-thin developed as a method that would produce bite-through tenderness. Sometimes, you will see this method carried to such a level that the skin has almost disappeared it is so transparent!
Malcom Reed Shows You How to Scrape Your Chicken (Skin)
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This method is labor intensive. The cook must carefully remove the skin in one piece, then "adjust" the sizing of it to any trimming done to the meat and bone structure. Further, getting the skin to adhere to the piece again, once removed, can be a problem. I've been told that small dabs of butter or margarine work, along with some re-application of rub, sauce, and even honey.
The cooking of skin-scraped chicken pieces is most often done at smoking temperatures (usually mid 200's) and there are lots of recipe approaches concerning timing, rubs and saucing. Basically, removing the fat layer under the skin creates only a minimal amount of skin to cook and the result is tenderness by default.
However, as the old saying goes, "fat is flavor" and to both retain some of that desired fat taste and to even further reduce the amount of preparation labor, yet another (and I think the currently most popular method) has evolved . . .
Margarine Method for Bite Through BBQ Chicken Skin
The brands most often used by cooks I've talked to are I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and Parkay. I've also seen them use Whirl.
The desired product is the "squeeze" semi-liquid variety, not the spray. In this approach, the cook continues to use his or her favorite method of trimming along with their usual rubs and sauces. The major difference is the cook timing and method plus using the margarine to create skin tenderness.
Although I've heard of many approaches, I'd say it is most typical that a cook would apply two or three relatively thick and wide "strips" of the squeeze margarine to the pieces (once again, thighs are most common) across the skin side following the application of the rub. The chicken is then cooked "open" (meaning uncovered, but often in an aluminum pan) for about half the total cook time, then covered for the remaining half. This works well with thighs, especially, since they stand up well to extended cook times.
Standard smoking temperatures (mid 200's) allow the chicken to be cooked right along with the other meats instead of on another device. Another plus is that pieces can and should be trimmed skin-on so re-fitting isn't necessary. Finishing involves only touching up any spotting with fresh rub, and then saucing is most often done by dipping the pieces in heated sauce or glaze.
Again, you can find the original post here.
Nearly every competition BBQ cook team I know employs either the skin scrape method, the margarine method, or a combination of the two. As a KCBS and FBA judge, I've seen very few entries prepared using the classic "semi-grilled" or crispy method Hub describes.
Have any BBQ Chicken Tips You'd Like to Share? Please comment below!
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• No, Doug Kammerer has not been nightclubbing with Drake and Chris Brown . The NBC-4 weather guy startled viewers last week with his bandaged, bruised nose. Seems he took a hand to the face during a pickup basketball game last Monday — but "ever the trooper" went on into work, says producer Matt Glassman. Colleagues took one look and sent him to the doctor instead. Five stitches — but he returned to the air the following day.
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This is perfect weather to take a dip in the pool but before the little ones jump in, it's important they know how to swim. Sebastian Ferrero foundation's 3rd annual "Swim for Safety" program is giving free swim lessons to children in our area.
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This dramatisation of the nativity story has been performed every December since 1938. It was first performed at St. Martin's -in-the-fields in London and brought to Toronto complete with script and costumes by Patricia Frank who was the daughter of St. Martin's vicar and then married his student John Frank who became priest at Holy Trinity.
December 2016 performances:
Evening shows 7:30 PM:
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- Saturdays, December 10 &17
- Thursday, December 22
Afternoon shows 4:30 PM:
- Saturdays, December 10 , 17, & 24
- Sundays, December 11 & 18
Special for this year! Christmas Eve at 1:30 PM
Coverage of this past season appeared in The Toronto Anglican on page 6 and in the Toronto Star
We welcome new performers, stage crew, and ushers every season. 2016 Rehearsals for all cast begin end of October or early November. If you wish to join the production please call 416-598-4521 x 301 or email christmasstory@
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GAA HQ stop hurling coach becoming Wexford selector
WEXFORD SENIOR hurlers open their Walsh Cup campaign against D.I.T. at Ferns on Sunday next against the backdrop of the county's efforts to have Paudie Butler as part of their backroom team.
While no team was announced at the time of writing, manager Liam Dunne will no doubt be utilising his full squad after a difficult few weeks with the defection of two of his key young players, Matthew O'Hanlon and Diarmuid O'Keeffe, while Liam Og McGovern is another long-term absentee having to undergo hip surgery.
But Dunne's attempts to bring in Tipperary native and former Laois manager, Butler (pictured inset), as a full-time selector have been thwarted by Croke Park.
According to the Oulart-The Ballagh man, Butler wants to work alongside him but the move has been blocked by G.A.A. headquarters.
Butler took the Wexford hurlers for an indoor session over the Christmas period but has told Dunne he is unable to come on board in an official capacity.
The former national director of hurling, he has a coaching role with the G.A.A., the Association has confirmed. And as per rule, a G.A.A. employee is not permitted to be a member of an inter-county management team. However, a spokesperson insisted Butler is free to fulfil an advisory role with Wexford.
'I think the handcuffs should be taken off Paudie Butler because, as most people think about Wexford hurling, we are in crisis,' Dunne said.
'I asked him to help out a year ago and he said he would but over Christmas he said he didn't know if he could come in. I don't think Croke Park want him helping us out.' G.A.A. Director General, Páraic Duffy, has gone on record as expressing his concern about the drop in standard of hurling in Wexford.
'The one disappointment, the one that would worry me is Wexford,' he said. 'They seem to have slipped back, that is an issue of concern.' Dunne believes that Croke Park would send a strong signal about Wexford hurling by allowing Butler to become part of his management team. 'It's easy to talk about it. I haven't seen a whole lot happening. The same thing was said about Dublin 15 years ago and I'm not sure how many millions were pumped in there. I'm not saying it's all about millions. What I'm looking for is nothing like that but a person who I believe will be of great benefit to the Wexford Senior hurling team.
'Paudie Butler is a top-class coach and is more than willing to come in and help. If people are concerned about Wexford then they should allow him.'
Dunne is also looking to Croke Park to do something about the dual player conundrum facing Wexford on June 8 and 9. Lee Chin and Andrew Shore will split commitments between both Senior panels, but Dunne's hurlers are scheduled to play their Leinster quarter-final against Dublin less that 24 hours prior to Aidan O'Brien's footballers face Laois or Louth.
'I have no problem with them playing football the following day but Aidan O'Brien might have a problem with that. If Páraic Duffy wants to help us he can have a look at that.'
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The Man Who Can See The Future For Chips
It's Friday afternoon in Paris. Jean-Philippe Dauvin glances out the window of his corner office and predicts strong winds and cloudy skies for the coming weekend. Weather forecasts are old hat to Dauvin, the chief economist for chipmaker SGS-Thomson Microelectronics. While doing his military duty 30 years ago, he did a stint with the French weather service, and he insists that projecting chip industry cycles isn't so much different.
Every major semiconductor company has its own resident forecaster. Several market researchers and Wall Street analysts also maintain computerized financial barometers. Then there is the cooperative statistical effort by the Semiconductor Industry Association and its counterparts in Europe and Asia. So there is no lack of semiconductor oracles. Yet, in semiconductor circles, Dauvin is famous for gazing at his crystal ball and foretelling industry swings ahead of the pack. SGS has been exploiting his insights, grabbing market share from competitors and steadily climbing in industry rankings.
Jim Eastlake, associate director of research at Dataquest Inc.'s London office, pays Dauvin the ultimate chip-watcher tribute: "His analyses are more advanced than ours." Dauvin's current forecast again breaks with the consensus. If he's correct, the chip business is in for a bigger boom than Dataquest figures.
The previous example of Dauvin's outfoxing other seers happened in mid-1995. Chip sales were soaring, on their way to a 40% gain for the year. Other mavens were calling for a repeat surge in 1996. So producers were merrily pumping money into new manufacturing capacity. Not SGS. The French-Italian company began nursing its resources in June because Dauvin foresaw--correctly--a sharp downturn at yearend. Not being saddled with excess capacity helped SGS-Thomson remain profitable last year, unlike most chipmakers.
Bucking the tide in 1995 was a big gamble for Pasquale Pistorio, president of SGS. If Dauvin had been wrong, SGS could have lost a year or more in its drive to become one of the world's top half-dozen chipmakers before 2010. Getting there could mean nothing less than the company's survival. Dauvin sees a massive shakeout looming in the next decade, because chip factories--wafer fabs, in industry jargon--will grow too costly for all but a select few. Half of the world's top 25 chipmakers could be forced to toss in the manufacturing towel, he figures. Thanks to Dauvin's foresight in 1995, SGS reached its 1996 target of climbing into the Top 10, up from No.14 in 1993. But if the coming crunch proves as severe as Dauvin envisions, 10th place could still be on the fringe of vulnerability, so SGS hopes to move up a few more notches for insurance.
LOTS OF HITS. Dauvin credits his soothsaying wizardry in part to the work of Marc Vodovar, an economist now with Texas Instruments Inc. In 1973, Vodovar and Dauvin were both at BIPE, an economics consultancy in Paris, where Vodovar pioneered a model of the chip industry for the French government. In 1982, when Dauvin jumped ship, Vodovar laid out his model's principles, and the two have been conferring regularly ever since. "Basically," says Vodovar, "the concepts we use are the same."
However, Dauvin is constantly tweaking his model to boost its ability to call turning points in advance. Vodovar says Dauvin is usually proved right, "even though some of his ideas are early." Overall, he figures Dauvin is batting about .800. In the high-stakes semiconductor game, that practically gives him a license to mint money.
To investors and outsiders, the chip business may seem fraught with violent, capricious swings. But a big picture emerges from a plot of the industry's past three decades. Every few years, the market peaks, slumps or slows, then bounces back. But on average, chip sales have grown 16.4% annually. Dauvin sees that as the overall climate.
Aberrations can upset the long-term trend temporarily, but the $140 billion chip industry often makes matters worse by overreacting. "The minute oversupply kicks in and prices start plummeting, companies put new fabs on ice," he observes. Once things pick up, "they stampede to ramp up new plants," which inexorably leads to yet another glut.
One reason for the knee-jerk reactions, Dauvin believes, is that managers are drowning in statistics--and missing the big picture. "You don't need a lot of data" to understand the chip business, he says. "It's all in the capacity." His presentations to Pistorio are limited to two charts. The simple-is-better approach also carries over into Dauvin's outside activities. He teaches a course in semiconductor economics at the Ecole Superieure d'Electricite (Supelec) in Paris and is the chip consultant for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. To initiate neophytes into the intricacies of semiconductor economics, he often spouts parables: Chips are like the classic pork cycle in economic textbooks, he says. It takes 15 months to grow a pig, the same as building a fab--and pork supplies drive price fluctuations that affect the investment in new pig farms.
NO COMPUTER. Even his economic model is disarmingly simple. It consists of a few equations that can be solved with a calculator: A computer is notably absent from his office. "I'm like an old-fashioned doctor with one or two good tools," he quips. Chip supplies are the key parameter, but other variables include chip prices and sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. His latest model adds a new component: wafer fab capacity utilization, which is important because it drives investment. Currently, utilization stands at 82%, so prices are fairly soft. But a 95% level would bring sizzling price increases and spur investment.
So what does this new model foretell? For starters, the chip market will double by 2000 and hit $290 billion to $300 billion. Dauvin holds to that outlook, despite the recent plunge in memory-chip prices that has prompted many gurus to lower their sights to $250 billion or less. That's too low, Dauvin insists, because "there is no disconnect in the long-term trend" of 16.4% annual growth. This year's 6% growth rate is way below the line, but Dauvin asserts it will soon be made up, with sales climbing at least 20% in 1998 and then zooming 30% higher in 1999.
As for the next downturn, Dauvin says it's not in the cards before mid-2001, when a gradual buildup of capacity could sap prices again. Or it might hold off until 2002. Should things change, Dauvin trusts his model to sound an alert. By reacting sooner than its rivals, SGS expects to continue enlarging its piece of the silicon pie.


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Marine businesses in Maryland are working with other local businesses to get supplies to storm-ravaged areas of New Jersey.
Jim Maier, owner of BOE Marine in Stevensville, Md., has created a Facebook page to help organize efforts to send relief to those still trying to dig out from the path of destruction Hurricane Sandy caused when it struck on Oct. 29.
Maier says he just kind of threw it out there on thehulltruth.com, a boating forum he actively participates in, that he had a big truck and if people wanted to donate money he would buy supplies and drive them to New Jersey.
People donated money, money, money and then people in the local community started donating clothes, time and water, and Chick-fil-A got involved and started giving coupons to people who brought donations there. And now weve got tons of stuff coming in every day, Maier told Soundings Trade Only.
We bought a lot of heavy-duty trash bags, Maier said. People have to get rid of all their stuff. They were flooded out and have to throw everything away.
The effort began with BOEs own trucks, Maier said, but now its distribution company, New Jersey-based Mesco, is pitching in with larger trucks.
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In the last 90 days, 1 listings have been made available, which means spaces might be going fast. You'll want to be prepared to make an offer immediately. About 300% of the listings in the Idlewild Park are subleases, so you might be able to snag a great spot on a short term. There aren't many listings below 2,000 square feet on the market, so finding a space for a small business might be tough.
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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a type of cancer that causes the body to produce large numbers of white blood cells (myelocytes). These myelocytes, called leukemia cells, cannot fight infection very well.
When leukemia cells build up in the blood and bone marrow, there is less room for healthy blood cells. This can cause infections, anemia, and easy bleeding.
CML usually gets worse slowly. It is sometimes referred to as chronic myeloid leukemia or chronic granulocytic leukemia.
CML is more common in men than in women. It occurs more frequently in adults in their 50s and is rarely seen in children. Most people with CML have a gene change (mutation) called the Philadelphia chromosome.
Symptoms of CML include weakness and fatigue, fever, night sweats, poor appetite, and weight loss. The spleen may become swollen and painful.
CML is classified into three distinct phases: chronic phase, accelerated phase, and the blast crisis phase.
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Conejo Guisado
Serves 4
A popular saying in the Basque Country is "El conejo por San Juan y la perdzz por Navidad," or "Rabbit on Saint John's day (June 24) and partridge on Christmas." Although we do follow these traditions, we actually eat rabbit all year round. Rabbits arrived on the Iberian Peninsula from Asia twelve centuries ago, and ever since we have enjoyed them prepared in numerous ways. Rabbit has only about 5 percent fat, which makes it a healthful meat that many compare to chicken. Try rabbit cooked as we do; it is delicious. We serve it with Basque Fries and steamed baby carrots.
If you can't buy rabbit locally, you can order it from D'Artagnan, a New Jersey company that ships specialty meats all over the country. Call 800-DARTAGNAN or 973-344-0565.
About 3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
One 2-1/2 to 3-pound rabbit, cut into small pieces
Salt and fresh-ground black pepper
1/2 cup olive oil
4 medium carrots, chopped
2 medium onions, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 cup red Rioja wine
1 cup water
8 whole baby carrots, with leaves still attached,
if they're fresh
Chopped flat-leaf parsley
1. Spread the flour in a shallow dish. Season the rabbit with salt and pepper, and dredge it in the flour. Shake off the excess flour.
2. In a large skillet or saucepan, heat the oil over high heat. Add the rabbit, and cook it for 5 to 6 minutes, turning, until it is lightly browned. Lift the meat from the pan, and set it aside.
3. Add the carrots, onions, and garlic, and cook them over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, until the onions are lightly browned. Reduce the heat, and cook the vegetables over low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the rabbit, wine, and water, and cover the pan. Cook over low heat for about 20 minutes, until the rabbit is cooked through.
4. Steam the baby carrots for 8 to 10 minutes, until they're just tender.
5. Meanwhile, using a slotted spoon or spatula, remove the rabbit from the pan, and set it aside. purée the remaining ingredients in the pan in a food mill, food processor, or blender. Return the sauce to the pan, add the rabbit, and heat gently. Serve the rabbit and sauce immediately, garnished with parsley and the steamed carrots.
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Passionate Home Cooking from one
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Hey guys. Just wanted to give you an update on my tranny problems with it going into limp mode and only having 40k miles on the car. I took it into the dealership where they ran a diagnostic and the issue tha 5th or 6th gear clutch drive...... They said I need a new $9,700 tranny..... I laughed at them. When I took my car back they had obviously re-set the code......... Its now been several months and no more problems........ the onlt thing I can think is when they did the diagnosis there was an automatic software upgrade that fixed the problem. I dont like calling people names but what the hell was the customer service rep thinking. Any one else had this issue with the tranny..... and same resolution ?
The SA gets paid on commission for your repairs. The more things that they suggest, the more they get paid. I had a local SA tell me that I was taking money out of his pocket, for doing my own repairs! What did he think that he was doing for me, other than making my wallet lighter!
If you are still having some problems with your tranny, check the fluid level. If the level is low, it can cause harsh shifts & other problems. If the car has more than 50k miles on it, I would recommend changing the fluid & filter. This is a fairly easy DIY, that will cost you around 250 dollars. You should notice a big difference in the shifting patterns after doing this! The below link will show you how to check the fluid level.
Good Luck!
I had similar issues with my 645. Took to dealership and they replaced the transmisson pan and added a quart of fluid. The pans are notorious for failing or leaking. I have had no problems since. I would get a second opinion before going with the transmission replacement. With the 645 it tends to be either a pan or elect issue. I have not heard or seen to many needing trans replacement.
Sometimes when they reset the computer it will wipe out the clothes and will continue driving normal but if they come all wants then it will come on again trust me I know I just got my transmission rebuilt for my six series BMW and I paid a lot of money
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for those of you with alpine cd changers-
I currently have pioneer cd changer and BMWPILA mounted on top side of the trunk.
I want to replace both of these with alpine mp3 changer and soundgate adaptor.
My question is, there seems to be just right mounting holes for BMWPILA but I can't seem to find right place for soundgate?(it has 4 mounting holes) I'm not doing any big mods to the trunk- I just want to screw them in. is there a good place to screw soundgate in?
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OGDEN -- Ten volunteers from the 388th Fighter Wing demonstrated their commitment to service as they served lunch to nearly 100 homeless guests of St. Anne's shelter in Ogden Dec. 6.
This service is part of the wing's community outreach program where several volunteer opportunities to help within the local community are offered throughout the year.
"This is my fourth time volunteering to feed the homeless," said Master Sgt. Ricky Harmon. "It's so nice to help people especially with the holidays right around the corner."
This year 338 Team Hill members earned their associates of applied science degree through Community College of the Air Force, the world's largest community college. This large number of graduates breaks the 2010 record here of 268.
"Okay, Andrea, are you ready?" asked Col. Rick LeBlanc, vice commander of the 388th Fighter Wing, just after the bubble canopy locked into place and we took to the runway.
Was I ready? I sure felt ready. I'll admit, I grew up repeatedly watching Top Gun, formerly worked for the Navy and now for an Air Force fighter wing, and I spent the last couple weeks physically and mentally preparing for the flight.
Being visible and involved in the needs of enlisted Airmen are just some of the key roles Chief Master Sgt. Mark Batzer says are his job as the command chief of the 388th Fighter Wing.
For the past two months, the chief has been busy getting to know his Airmen, working hard on improving Total Force Integration and already participating in several base activities, including Hill's annual Round-Up Fundraiser where he was the "sheriff."
Residents around Hill Air Force Base may have noticed an increase in aircraft arrivals as well as a diverse group of aircraft flying west to the Utah Test and Training Range April 29-May 13.
Four units deployed to Hill AFB and six units traveled directly to the UTTR to drop munitions in realistic combat scenarios for the Combat Hammer weapons system evaluation program. Nearly 120 precision-guided weapons were dropped, including laser-guided bombs, joint direct attack munitions and AGM-65 Maverick missiles.
Just over a month ago, the 388th Fighter Wing underwent a change of command as Col. Scott Long assumed command from Col. Scott Zobrist.
As a command pilot, Long has put in more than 2,800 flying hours and held various leadership positions including the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group commander at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Long took a few moments to answer some questions about himself, what his initial impression is of the wing, and what he expects of his time at Hill.
gMore than 200 Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing and 419th Fighter Wing received a warm welcome home April 23 after a seven-month deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
Family and friends gathered in the hangar together and anxiously awaited their loved ones return, who had been gone since September to maintain security and stability in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
A dozen F-16s, their pilots and 36 maintainers returned home April 15 after a nearly seven month deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
Families gathered on the flightline to greet their loved ones from the 4th Fighter Squadron and 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, who have been gone since September to maintain security and stability in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. This was the 388th's third successful Operation Enduring Freedom deployment since 2009.


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Even Toshiba, at this stage, would admit that its Folio 100 tablet was a disaster after bring taken off the shelves only weeks after going on sale. Not ones to cry over spilt milk, the Japanese company has arrived here in Vegas with a brand new tablet – and it looks quite a lot better than the Folio 100.
We managed to get some time with the as yet unnamed device, though the copy we saw was running Froyo, rather than Honeycomb, which Toshiba plans on installing prior to shipping by Q2 of 2011. The 10.1in multi-touch LED screen comes with Toshiba Adaptive Display, which automatically adjusting the display's brightness and color to the lighting environment. The HD screen has a resolution of 1280 x 800 (720p).
The tablet is quite a lot better looking that the Folio 100 and one unique feature was the EasyGrip back on the tablet, which makes it very comfortable, and more importantly secure, to hold one-handed. The back cover can also be replaced to allow you to customize the tablet any way you want.
Under the hood hides a Nvidia Tegra 2 dual core processor to power such processes as 1080p video playback and smooth Flash-enabled web content. The 1080p content can also be outputted to a larger screen via the inbuilt HDMI port. Looking at the rest of the ports on the device, a full sized SD port sits on the side of the tablet and will even read SDXC cards up to 128GB. It also has a USB 2.0 and mini-USB port on the side as well as a docking port to allow for docking in landscape mode.
There is a front-facing 2 megapixel camera, to allow for video calling, as well as a 5 megapixel rear camera. It has 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless connectivity, plus integrated GPS and compass technologies. We were pretty impressed with the tablet and will be loking forward to seeing the finished article in the coming months.


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This subtly seasoned chicken and vegetable combination is a snap to prepare on a hectic working day. A dessert is all that's needed to complete this satisfying supper. —Dorothy Pritchett, Wills Point, Texas
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- 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up and skin removed
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons white wine or additional chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups fresh broccoli florets
- Hot cooked rice
- Place chicken in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Top with the tomatoes, onion and garlic. Combine the broth, wine, bay leaf, salt, thyme and pepper; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours.
- Add broccoli; cook 45-60 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear and the broccoli is tender. Discard bay leaf. Thicken pan juices if desired. Serve with rice. Yield: 4-6 servings.
Originally published as Herbed Chicken and Veggies in Quick Cooking May/June 1999, p20
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Bachelor of Science, I majored in psychology with a minor in Business administration at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.
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I Received a Masters of Education in Professional Guidance and Counseling emphasis in Student Affairs at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas
Why did you become a hall director?:
When I was a student in Texas I LOVED living in the halls because I knew everyone and there was always someone around to help with homework or have a conversation with. I also loved the convenience of living on campus. I always wanted to be a teacher but I wanted to work with college students. After working with residence life in my graduate program I fell in love with being a Hall Director! I truly enjoy getting to know everyone and working with them on a one-on-one basis to help people get where they want to go. Being a Hall Director enables me to help people in academics, personal, and career choices and I love knowing that someone walks out of my office better off than when they entered.
Why did you choose UNH?
I absolutely love that I will be living in the Northeast in New Hampshire! I love to travel and I love to meet new people. The University of New Hampshire allows me be in a beautiful setting while pursuing my passions!
Advice for students...
I would have to say that my biggest piece of advice is stress management. So many students are scared of college, choosing a major, and the eventual graduation. Pushing oneself is an amazing thing because it can show you how much you can grow and learn about yourself but be aware of how much you can handle and make sure that you are not burning yourself out. Along with this is to understand what your stressors are so you can learn how to manage stress properly. One other thing I think is important is to make sure that you surround yourself with positive support. This can be your Resident Assistant, friends you make in your classes or organizations or your Hall Director. When you fall on stressful time, make sure that you have a positive influence where you can go to for help.