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Have Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner Married?
You really don't know who to believe here. The star struck florist, Jennifer Garner's mother (denying it), or Ben Affleck's publicist (denying it). Well, okay we know we don't believe the publicist, but maybe the mother.
West Virginia was abuzz with rumors that Hollywood hunk Ben Affleck was tying the knot last night with Jennifer Garner, the supersexy superspy on "Alias." The wedding was supposedly taking place at the Greenbrier Resort, a five-star, 6,500-acre hideaway tucked in the mountains of West Virginia, where the actress grew up. Resort staff and Affleck's publicist denied that a wedding was taking place last night, while Garner's mom said she didn't know of any nuptial plans.
But a florist in Wheeling, W.Va., told the Daily News the 33-year-old Garner walked into his store, Briarwood Flower Shoppe, yesterday morning to order a bridal bouquet and six more bouquets for attendants for a 9 p.m. wedding.
"I was just dumbfounded," said floral designer and wedding planner Brandon Tucker. "In Wheeling, not too many celebrities come in. I should have worn something different." For the bride, Tucker said he created an elegant bouquet of ivory Virginia roses, Casablanca lilies "and of course gardenia."
Garner – who reportedly is pregnant – has been sporting a hefty 4.5-carat Harry Winston diamond ring since mid-April, when Affleck allegedly popped the question at her birthday party in Brentwood, Calif. Both their publicists have refused to confirm their engagement or the pregnancy.
I don't know about this one. The couple hasn't confirmed their engagement or the pregnancy, so what's to say that they haven't gotten married and aren't confirming that either.
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He's really going to lose it when he learns of the term "exploded BOMs."
Newbies. Gotta love 'em!
This is a discussion on Happened at my daughters work within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; My daughter works in the R&D department of an automotive company. As she was returning from lunch yesterday she got a phone all that there ...
My daughter works in the R&D department of an automotive company. As she was returning from lunch yesterday she got a phone all that there was a bomb threat at the plant. They found a suspicious package outside the cubical next to her's. The guy whose cubical it was, was actually in her car with her coming back from lunch.
Here's what happened. They had some assemblies made by an outside vendor. Since it is R&D the orders are custom small run orders. The componets used are then evaluated and approved or not.
In order to track the componets used the vendor includes a Bill OF Materials or BOM. (We use these where I work also).
The Bill OF Materials needs to be included with the shipped parts.
The Vendor had a new student or intern working there and they told him to but the Bill Of Materials in the container with the parts and include a note saying it was there.
The funny part is everyone over there doesn't say Bill Of Materials, they say BOM, prounounced bom. The intern heard bomb, note the second b is not always sounded out, so he wrote Bomb inside, when he shipped the package.
They closed the plant for 4 hours, had the FBI and the bomb squad there.
I hope the poor intern doesn't lose his job!
He's really going to lose it when he learns of the term "exploded BOMs."
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Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
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We have BOMs with "extended descriptions" here.
Oh, that's good. If he doesn't get fired, the ribbing he will get will make him want to quit I'm sure.
"Don't hit a man if you can possibly avoid it; but if you do hit him, put him to sleep." - Theodore Roosevelt
I guess getting a BOM could result in a BM (bowel movement)
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
and jobs are tough enough to come by...poor intern
"Brains before Bullets"
I will take him a long time to live down that mistake.
He's never going to hear the end of that one.
One has to wonder what was going through his head when he wrote that on the package. He didn't question it at all? "Hmm...they said it was a bomb. Guess that's what I'll put down..."
Does anyone ever think through the repercussions of what they say?
Hope he doesn't talk about that incident at the airport.
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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These are our future leaders/ decision makers. Is it wrong I'm so cynical and probably only three or four years older than that dimwit who wrote "BOMB" on a package?
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Last year their was a report of a bomb at a school cafeteria because one of the cafe workers saw a box (professionally) labeled BOMB POPS.
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On another site that I frequent related to diesel trucks, we call modifying our trucks "BOMB"ing them. It stands for
Better Off Modified Baby
Right after 9-11, I sent out a post that we may need to be careful in our use of that term or we may get an FBI knock on the door.
The use of our wording in our discussions and the word recognition scanning that may or not be going on was my thinking. A few people wondered, but I never heard of such visits occurring.
This term could relate to these fine tools the we love here, too.

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Gm customer service no help
I was in hope of getting some help in resolving a knock issue in my STS Northstar but after a week at the dealer and racking up some 200 plus miles test driving my car it was handed back to me with the following answer:suspect engine firing pulses through exhaust system at certain rpms as designed no dtc's stored no misfires no preliminary or technical bullentins apply VEHICLE IS OPERATING TO SPECS.
This was written by the same people who called me and said they have isolated the noise to the engine but weren't quite sure what it was yet but something is wrong and should not sound like this.
I like the last statement in caps like they were yelling at me. I had a claim number and a rep who was calling me every day to check on the progress and then he suddenly stopped calling the day they gave me my car back not even a are you satisfied call.
The dealer claims a engineer came to look at the car but could not put a name to him so you know that was the dealer bs approach. Do they think we are all stupid?
I am actively looking for a new car now but after owning 6 Cadillacs I will never buy another one. Unfortunately the GM customer service is the same for a Chevrolet as one of these overpriced money pits. Going car shopping today.
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neverlatests, I fully agree with you on this one. Most products that I has bought is in the same boat when it come to customer service. Its customer NO SERVICE or BS. Every thing on my 06 STS has been running great. Thats because the first 47 month of its life was parked at the dealer, always for something. Danny
Re: Gm customer service no help
Guess some aren't so lucky...I've put 30k on my 06 since May of last year and have had the starter, water pump, and rear end seals done...under extended warranty...Oh, had to replace a motor mount too out of pocket.
And just to throw in my own GM dealer experience...Furlong Chevrolet/Buick, now known as Apple Chevrolet/Buick in Northfield, MN has never steered me wrong since my first Cadillac in 2005. I've always received outstanding customer service and always left satisfied with any work that was done....They did A LOT of work on my 2001 STS, that thing loved going to its 2nd home about once a month...I still bought a CTS after that and now my STS...I can't drive anything else, I tried, they all feel like junk cars compared to Cadillac.
Cars break, no matter who makes it, the nicer ones just cost more to fix...Go ahead and buy a Honda or some other eco-friendly tin can if you think it will make you feel better. I know I never will
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Re: Gm customer service no help
You should try to dealing with GM before they filed bankruptcy and you have nobody to assist you. That was B.S.. One of the owner of a GMC dealership stated GM let alot of customers down including dealership owners. My suggestion, get a second and third opinion or have fun car shopping.
Re: Gm customer service no help
GM Customer Service is now GM Customer Serves Us.
VEHICLE IS OPERATING TO SPECS? uh no. Sounds like the IT department at work when my system isn't working. I get "system is operating as designed" which means "yea something is broke we just don't know what it is and are too lazy to take the time to find out"
I don't blame you for getting mad as hell. Did you try another dealer yet? The right dealership/svc dept. can make all the difference.
Hope you get the issue resolved and don't write the entire Cadillac brand off
Re: Gm customer service no help
I have no doubt there are poor dealers. Hopefully, GM's dealer closures only got them, even though I knows that's not how it played out.
I've had good dealers. I've got two very good, but different, Cadilac dealers less than 30 minutes in two directions. But don't discount your abilty to control your own dealer experience.
Even a poor dealer helps people they want to help.
Re: Gm customer service no help
I am looking at a CTS V as the LS engine architecture is much better for modifications and a much more stable engine. I was unable to locate a professional Northstar mechanic with skills in his or her hands and not in their Ipad around the Tampa Bay area so as soon as i can locate a satisfactory find I will let this beautiful car go.
Re: Gm customer service no help
Best of luck with your endeavor.
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I don't know that I would call the Northstar unstable. I just think that since it was in a much less broad range of vehicles it never gain any aftermarket, and never received any love from tuners. I've said it before, imagine if back in the 90's and early 2000's they put the Northstar in a more enthusiast orient car such as the Grand Prix, Camaro or Firebird. The bottom end on the Northstar is pretty stout and robust and from what I understand they cured most of the HG issues with the RWD switch. So i'm not so convinced that it is anymore unstable than any other engine out there.


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How do I replace termite damaged top plate under trusses on a load bearing wall?
What I thought was replacing some drywall in my guest bath turned into a real can of worms. What I found was alot of termite damage ...most of it on the two 2x4 top plates that run the entire length of the room, about 12 feet. And the top plate that runs down the ajoining wall that runs the length of the bathtub and then back across the width of the tub. The 12 foot section in under two trusses that are nailed together, so I am sure this is a load bering wall. There is a bedroom on the other side and my hall that runs on the other side of the tub. There were a some damage done to the studs behind the toliet. How do I support the trusses when I take out the damaged top plates ? Any help is greatly appreciated.
2x4 temp wall. Or top plate supported with a few posts & hydraulic jacks. Depends how long your going to need to be working. :thumbsup:
Yes, you'll have to frame a temporary bearing wall as close as reasonably possible to the damaged wall. You'll then be able to cut out the damaged portions and replace them. If the ends of the studs have any damage at all I'd suggest sistering a new full-length stud up against the damaged ones. Be sure to overlap your top plates at least 24" to retain the plate's tensile strength along the length of the entire wall...No butt joints without the other plate overlapping...Nail both plates together. If you have any material left after the termites go you, I'd suggest nailing the exterior sheathing to the top plate at 6" o.c.
Examples of "temporary structural walls" built and placed to support load bearing walls during repairs/alterations:
A picture says a thousand words! That ought to explain what needs to be done!!! :thumbsup:
If the house is fairly new (built within the last 35 years) and the trusses are
real engineered trusses assembled with gang nails, you shouldn't need any
support under interior walls. The trusses are self supporting. Technically, with
a standard truss system, there are no "load bearing walls" except exterior walls.
A frequent mistake I see in the field is when framers don't pay attention to the engineering packet for the project's trusses...They install trusses backwards, thereby missing the interior bearing points on trusses that require them.
Help when I was in the roof I noticed that about two metres of the top plate hard wood between the kitchen and loungeroom has been destroyed by termites 2 x 4 top plate eaten half way down. How can I fix this section without taking the whole wall out. The roof is over 35 years old and was constructed separating not like a modern roof. Some of the trusses is nailed into the top plate.Could I cut out a section of the cornish and wall gyprock and replace 2 metres of the damaged top plate. Of I will use two braces to support the rest of the roof while I am replacing that section. Any ideas and is it able to done without taking the whole wall out?
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Indian outsourcing companies like Infosys, TCS and Wipro are getting bigger and bigger, and Indian pharma companies like Ranbaxy and Dr. Reddy's are expanding in the West. But not everybody in India is buying the hype that success stories like these are paving the way for the country's inevitable rise as an economic and scientific power. I wrote recently on the BW Asiatech blog about a report showing that India's scientists lag far behind those of China in publishing papers.
There's no shortage of Indian experts sounding the alarm. Consider this story from the Times of India last month, "Science is on its deathbed." That dire diagnosis is from the Prime Minister's own science advisor, CNR Rao, who warned his boss, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, that "Indian science will be finished in the next five years. Our universities have dried up." Vipul Mudgal, writing in the Hindustan Times, argues that "India's science policy is falling apart just when its software prowess is being recognised and made-in-India cars are being exported to the West."
Even somebody trying to look on the bright side can't help but point out all of the problems. For instance, Mayank Vahia, professor of Astrophysics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, the other day came out with a story in DNA India that tried to be upbeat about India's potential. But Vahia also couldn't help but point out that "What is of immediate concern is the status of education and research in Indian universities. They are riddled with mediocrity and excessive bureaucratic stranglehold. Unwarranted political interference and endemic corruption in the system are other serious problems."
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Pregnant women are also a primary target for the swine flu vaccine. Our public health officials are pushing hard on both swine and seasonal flu shots for pregnant women and this is being picked up by the press, as in this New York Times Essay: Pregnancy Is No Time To Refuse A Flu Shot. However, some parents are choosing to dig a little deeper. If you click on any flu vaccine package insert and search using the word "pregnant," you will see that flu shots are a Category C pharmaceutical for which safety and effectiveness have not been established. The American Journal of Perinatology reported in a 2004 flu vaccine study:
Women who received influenza vaccine had the same risk for influenza-like illness compared with unvaccinated women, adjusting for women's age and week of delivery. When asthma visits were excluded from the outcome measure, we also found no difference in the risk of outpatient visits for vaccinated and unvaccinated women. Hospital admissions for influenza or pneumonia for women in the study population were quite rare and no women died of respiratory illness during pregnancy. Infants born to women who received influenza vaccination had the same risks for influenza or pneumonia admissions compared with infants born to unvaccinated women, adjusting for infant's gender, gestational age, week of birth, and birth facility.
Dr. Kent Holtorf, an infectious disease expert, is interviewed on Fox News saying: I have more concern about the swine flu vaccine than I do about the disease. And yet, in Health Day News, an NYU physician tells pregnant women: Any fear of vaccines is greatly outweighed by the benefit of being inoculated against an emerging virus. Who should pregnant women believe? What if the mom miscarries or the baby is born with birth defects? Should any physician or public health official make this very personal decision for you? Read Who Should Get the Swine Flu Vaccine? in Telegraph UK which describes some of the ethical issues facing governments during the upcoming months.
Flu vaccines have a controversial history. Many adults and health practitioners opt against receiving the shot and claim to feel worse after getting flu vaccines. Eileen Avery, MS, RN and Associate Director of the New York State Nurses Association recently delivered testimony to the State Hospital Review and Planning Council. New York's nurses say no to swine flu vaccines and the state regulation requiring every health-care worker to be vaccinated against H1N1. Flu vaccine package inserts list a worrisome array of adverse events that occur in temporal association with the shot, including paralysis, anaphylaxis, convulsions, thrombocytopenia and others. Studies demonstrate a causal relationship between influenza vaccine and Guillain Barre Syndrome. The 1976 swine flu vaccine campaign was a big failure. The flu killed one person. The vaccine killed over two dozen people and sickened about 500. In Reflections on the 1976 Swine Flu Vaccine Program, the CDC admitted "expect the unexpected, it will always happen:"
And while they concluded that it is always better to overreact than underreact when it comes to public health, among the observations they offered:
Watch this November 1979 episode of 60 Minutes, available on youtube as part 1 and part 2, on the 1976 swine flu vaccine campaign. Mike Wallace talks with President Gerald Ford, Judy Roberts (a victim injured by the vaccine) and David Sencer, MD, former head of the CDC who was responsible for the failed vaccination program and was compelled to resign in disgrace. Note the discussion about the safety concerns, lack of informed consent, and the provocative, fear-based television ads urging Americans to get vaccinated. Listen to Michael Hatwick, MD, responsible for 1976 swine flu vaccine surveillance, tell about the risk of vaccine-related neurological disorders that was evident from a review of the literature. Listen to Sencer say that no one ever warned him this could be possible.
Safety testing cannot be rigorously and adequately performed in time. Results from clinical trials take months to be reported, and Canada recently announced that they will not be rushed. U.S. H1N1 clinical trials began in early August in healthy adults first, followed by children as young as six months of age and pregnant women. And while it appears that one dose of the H1N1 vaccine is sufficient to provoke immunity in most adults and children over 10 years of age, two doses will be required for our youngest and most vulnerable children. The Swiss drug maker disclosed that its Novartis swine flu vaccine is likely to be on the market before the trial finishes. It will be a year-long trial of 6,000 people in the U.S., Britain and Germany. The U.S. has ordered $979 million of their bulk vaccine and adjuvant. In total, we have committed to 251 million swine flu vaccine doses.FACT 6:
Most H1N1 vaccine doses will likely contain controversial ingredients including thimerosal, the mercury-based preservative that was removed from most pediatric vaccines after a contentious and bitterly-fought battle pitting public health officials against parents and consumer safety activists. ABC News discusses thimerosal and the swine flu vaccine HERE, offering the CDC perspective and admitting that its inclusion will give some parents pause. There is also significant concern regarding the possible use of squalene-based adjuvants ASO4 and MF59 which were both used in the anthrax vaccine given to U.S. soldiers. Read what investigative journalist Gary Matsumoto thinks about squalene in vaccines. Adjuvants are used when we need more vaccine. It helps to make a smaller amount of antigenic viral material go a longer way by reducing the amount of vaccine needed per dose. Scientists know that adjuvants cause more injury so it's a troubling tradeoff for those who believe that the vaccine will work. More vaccine = more are protected = more vaccine-related injuries? Less vaccine = fewer are protected = fewer vaccine-related injuries? Dr. Joe Mercola tell us more about squalene HERE.
If you get H1N1, you will have either have lifelong immunity or you will be immune for a very long time. In fact, the elderly, who are usually a high priority target for the seasonal flu vaccine, are not for the swine flu vaccine. The elderly appear to have enhanced immunity due to prior exposure to a virus that is related to the one that we see now. A person who gets a specific influenza and recovers generally has immunity to that specific virus for a period of time, usually a decade or two says Dr. Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer, American Cancer Society. This fall, how many of the one million Americans who now have or had H1N1 will be told that they should have their antibody levels titered before getting the vaccine? And if the virus reassorts and mutates, then yes, it's possible that you would no longer be immune. But that also means that the vaccine, developed many months earlier based on the seed virus at that point in time, is also unlikely to work anymore.
There's a tremendous amount of money at stake. If you troll the mainstream rags, you can read what analysts are saying about the swine flu. You'll see words such as boon, bonanza and windfall. Here's a Forbes piece: Swine Flu - A Shot in the Arm for Glaxo. ABC reports Firms Look to Prevent Swine Flu Pandemic Turn A Profit. Those making vaccines, antivirals, face masks and hand sanitizers are looking pretty. And Huff Po: Swine Flu Profits: Drug Companies Reap Billions. And don't think for one moment that this is a new trick. Every few years, they return to the till and our politicians oblige. Back in 2006, Bush asked Congress for $7.1 billion to prepare for avian flu. If it keeps working, they'll keep asking. You wouldn't expect otherwise, now, would you?
Every state in the country has ordered swine flu vaccine and the CDC has committed to reporting every Friday on how much H1N1 vaccine is available to the states and how much has been ordered. To access your state's updated information, click on the CDC spreadsheet HERE. The CDC recommends that certain groups receive the vaccine first but they have declined to prioritize rankings within these targets. They include pregnant women, babies, school-aged children, young adults to age 24, and emergency and health care workers.
Recommended Websites and Articles
Helpful websites and articles as you conduct your research include:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
60 Minutes - Part One and Part Two - November 4, 1979
Contrarian voices to consider
Swine Flu: What I Believe by Catherine Austin FittsFitts served as managing director and member of the board of directors of the Wall Street investment bank Dillon, Read & Co. Inc., as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the first Bush Administration
Flu vaccine mistakes, injuries and casualties?The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just issued new warnings and side effects from the H1N1 vaccine that you may want to consider (ABC15) 11/17/09. And on 11/23/09, the American Chronicle reported that adverse reactions to the swine flu vaccine soar.
Seasonal and Swine Flu Vaccine Package Inserts
Part of your flu vaccine research should include an advance review of the package inserts for the specific vaccines that you are evaluating. Vaccine package inserts disclose information from the manufacturer related to safety, efficacy and other details relating to licensure of the product. These include adverse events, clinical pharmacology (composition, uses, effects), and medical contraindications.
Swine Flu Vaccine Package Inserts
Seasonal Flu Vaccine Package Inserts
And HERE is the CDC's Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) on the H1N1 vaccine.
Vaccinating In Schools
The CDC recently posted School-Located [H1N1] Vaccination Planning Materials and Templates. Since Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius first announced that children are likely to be vaccinated first, in their schools, parents and school administrators have been asking questions. There are special concerns related to the prospect of administering vaccines in schools:
What should you do if your school decides to administer seasonal and/or swine flu vaccines?
Protecting Your Family
Vaccines seem to be the only major tool in our public health officials' toolbox to combat the swine flu. Even though USA Today reports: Flu Vaccine For Fall Won't Protect Against Swine Flu, Reuters says that the First Defense Against Swine Flu is the Seasonal Flu Vaccine. Why is this? Why so much emphasis on vaccines?
Supplement and Fortify. Beyond the basics of vitamin C and echinacea, we're learning more about the role of vitamins, herbs, nutritionals and homeopathy to support the immune system. Here's a short and incomplete list to consider researching for your family:
None of the above advice is recommended as a substitute for medical treatment prescribed by your doctor and individuals should consult qualified medical professionals to determine appropriateness, including potential interactions with current medications.
Seven Health Providers' Views (plus "Dr. Microsoft")
(1) Dr. Donald Miller - cardiac surgeon
Donald Miller, MD explains in this 11/1/09 article why most MDs don't get the flu shot and we should avoid flu shots and get some sun instead. He mentions the financial conflicts of interest on the part of those making recommendations in the CDC's advisory committee. A growing number of immunologists and epidemiologists say the vaccine probably doesn't work very well for people over 70, the group that accounts for three-fourths of all flu deaths; and there is a lack of evidence that young children benefit from the flu shot. And he highlights what our community has been saying all along. Randomized controlled trials are the most reliable way to determine efficacy and safety of any given treatment. No randomized trials show that flu vaccines reduce mortality from flu or flu-related pneumonia. Some studies show it helps decrease the risk of contracting flu, but to put them into context: if 100 people get the vaccine, one person may benefit, but all 100 risk being harmed by the vaccine.
(2) Dr. Larry Rosen - pediatrician
(3) Dr. Sanjay Gupta - CNN medical correspondent
(4) Dr. Frank Rosenbloom, MD
Read Dr. Frank Rosenbloom's October 29, 2009 article: Swine Flu Panic In Perspective. After seeing hundreds of cases of "flu" in the past few months, only three were confirmed, genuine cases. Two of these cases were in physicians and one was in a nurse -- they had mild illness, recovered with symptomatic treatment. All of the other cases turned out be allergies, typical viral or bacterial, or the seasonal flu.
(5) Dr. Frank Lipman - director of Eleven Eleven Wellness Center
(6) Marcella Piper-Terry - Defeat Autism Now! Practitioner
(7) Dr. Tedd Koren - chiropractor
(8) Dr. Microsoft - web-based tool
And if another mention of hygiene makes you roll your eyes, maybe you're ready for a little handwashing science. The British Medical Journal recently published the article: Physical Interventions To Interrupt Or Reduce The Spread Of Respiratory Viruses: Systematic Review. They cover various permutations of handwashing, barrier methods (i.e., masks), gargling, disinfection, and distancing.
Worry Now?
There's a lot that's not known, about the disease, the shot, the programs to administer the shots, and your freedom to choose. The media headlines are certainly compelling enough to attract your attention, as they raise possibilities: hundreds of thousands killed by swine flu, military intervention, and storing the swine flu dead in freezer trucks. It's up to you to reconcile the information we have to-date, so you can decide how best to prepare and so you can also determine the extent to which we are all being primed or manipulated for what's to follow.
Here are some of the unknowns:
I can't tell you what to do and and no one else can either. Read Dr. Sears' recent blogpost. He pretty much sums it up as he concludes: Worry or don't worry. It's up to you.
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Take Action
If you're concerned about what you're hearing, if you're worried that there won't be time to weigh in once the facts are known, join others who are banding together to collaborate and take action now. Click HERE for the Swine Flu Letter Writing Campaign to President Obama. There are two versions of the letter; one for physicians and another for the rest of us. Check back regularly for updates and new campaigns.
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I joined Emap Metro in the mid-Nineties, when it had all the entertainment magazines like Q, Empire and Smash Hits, and the four key editorial players in the business: Dave Hepworth, Mark Ellen, Danny Kelly and Barry McIlheney. They were all big characters, but Dave was the biggest. He was visible outside of magazines, as he had shows on GLR radio and VH1.
I was editing Big, a sister title to Smash Hits featuring good-looking Aussie soap stars. By 1997, I had reached a point where I wanted to do something a little more adult, and, when I approached Barry, he said Dave was working on a new project and would I be interested in launching it with him?
It was intended to be a unisex title, to be bought by men as they wandered around the supermarket, and then read by their wives and girlfriends, and that's the title that became Heat.
We sat in a room for nine or 10 months knocking around ideas. Watching him invent a magazine, section by section, was a fantastic learning curve. He was also an endless source of industry tales. Dave would entertain me with his legendary rants about Jo Whiley or VIP areas in clubs, or he would ridicule me about the endless stream of mediocre indie bands I liked.
What impressed me was the way he could just sense culture and what was going on, and dilute it on to the pages of the magazine. He was forward-thinking, a true early-adopter.
He was the first person I knew to own an iPod and would talk about the internet and how it was going to change how everyone worked before it seemed at all likely.
I think of spending that time with him as like an aspiring football manager being given the chance to work with Alex Ferguson – I couldn't fail to pick up an awful lot along the way.
Dominic Smith is the editor of 'Nuts' magazine. David Hepworth co-founded Development Hell, which publishes 'The Word' and 'Mixmag'Reuse content


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Essay Competitions & Selected Scholarships
Westminster receives information from various companies and organizations that offer scholarships and grants. There also are opportunities to receive money for participation in the essay programs listed below. If you have any questions regarding either the essays or the scholarships, please email Mr. McCallie () or call him at (706) 731-5260, ext. 2309.
John F. Kennedy: Profile in Courage
Amount: up to $8,500
Open to students in grades 9-12
Deadline: January 10
The League
The LEAGUE will be awarding three (3) scholarships. The Knight Scholarship is a national scholarship competition where students write on civic responsibility.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Open to high school seniors
Deadline: March 1
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition
Amount: $1,000 – $30,000
Open to students in grades 9-12
Deadline: November 1
AXA Achievement Scholarship
Deadline: December 15
Coca-Cola Scholars
Open to students in grade 12
Amount: $10,000 – $20,000
Deadline: October 31
Fort Gordon Service Club Merit Scholarship Awards
Open to Seniors who are either a military dependent with a valid ID card or the dependent of a current member of the Fort Gordon Service Club
Deadline: March 15
Jostens Yearbook Scholarship
Amount: $500
Deadline: January 31
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
or http://www.principals.org/prudential
Open to students in grades 5-12
Amount: $1,000 – $5,000
Deadline: October 31
Sam Walton Community Scholarship
Open to students in grade 12
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: January 14
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Scholarship Program
Open to seniors of SRNS employees
Contact: Cathy Kirby, 803-952-9805
Amount: $3,000
Requirements: SAT and three SAT Subject Tests (January is the last test date for competition)
Deadline: Early Spring
Thomas Wolfe Scholarship (UNC)
Seeks students in grade 12 "with exceptionally focused literary ability and promise."
Amount: undergraduate support at UNC
Deadline: November 1
Watson-Brown Foundation
Foundation based locally in Thomson, GA
Open to students in grade 12 with scholarships awarded based on academic scholarship and financial need.
Amount: $3,000 – $5,000
Deadline: February 15


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Look for a Strong Hill Country Peach Crop This Year
When the roadside stands open later this summer, you will want to get your hands on as many Hill Country peaches as possible, 1200 WOAI's Berit Mason reports.
"They should be sweet," said Roger Crenwelge of Crenwelge Farms in Fredericksburg. "They should be juicy and sweet."
Crenwelge says a combination of the longer than normal winter, the cold winter weather, and the heavy rains received just two weeks ago, a bumper crop of top quality peaches is expected.
"We had that rainfall back a week or go or so, and that is really going to help the peaches out," he said. "They'll be juicy."
He says the farmers try to keep the peaches on the branches as long as possible, and another good solid rain wouldn't hurt at all.
"We try to pick as close to rip as possible and still be able to handle them," he said. "That does give us the better flavor."
But he warned that if the weather is dry between now and harvest time, that could detract from the juiciness, but he still expects the best peaches in years to be sold along the road this year.


text: Mary Crigger: Pause to honor veterans' service, sacrifice November 10, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- On this Veterans Day, I think back on where I spent this solemn holiday a decade ago.My son was a plebe, in his first year at West Point. My husband and I bought tickets for the Army-Air Force football game and looked forward to a three-day weekend visiting our cadet. It was indeed a wonderful weekend spent with our son at his rockbound highland home above the Hudson.At some point during the weekend, we ended up at the Old Cadet Chapel, which is right inside the entrance to the West Point Cemetery. It is a striking building, made of granite, just like most buildings at West Point. A series of imposing white columns stands guard at the chapel entrance. We wandered inside the chapel, walking carefully on the crimson carpet. We even found the plaque originally intended to honor Benedict Arnold's bravery, but whose etched name has been rubbed away over the years by those disgusted by his later deceit and treason.And then the three of us silently walked the West Point Cemetery, our son in his gray cadet uniform. I noticed how the shade of gray of his uniform was the color of the Old Cadet Chapel's granite facade, and the color of many of the headstones surrounding us. The headstones were a veritable history book: Gens. Westmoreland, Scott, Goethals, Clay. Col. George Armstrong Custer. Seventeen Medal of Honor recipients. On that day, the veterans who fought in long-ago wars were at rest. We should remember them, and pause to honor their service and sacrifice.Section 36 did not yet exist. It is here, in Section 36, where West Point graduates who died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried. My son knew several of these young men and women whose lives ended at far too young an age, before their dreams were realized or their potential expended. We should remember them, and pause to honor their service and sacrifice.The defense of this country is a somber and serious business. In generations past, this responsibility was accepted by many. Today, that responsibility is accepted and borne by few. Less than 1 percent of Americans serve in the military. We should remember them, and pause to honor their service and sacrifice.I know as a nation we are tired of war. Eleven years is a lot of war, especially if you fight in it. As we go about the daily activities of our lives, the cycle of deployments to hostile lands continues for our men and women serving in the military. Are we as civilians unintentionally allowing ourselves to become more disconnected from our brothers and sisters who wear the uniform because we are tired of war? I hope not, but yet it is a possibility.A decade ago, as I wandered West Point's cemetery, I was in awe of the somber history surrounding me. Ten years later, I am in awe of the young men and women in this country who continue to step forward and choose to serve in America's military as enlisted or officers. They are all members of a distinct and exceptional group. They are veterans. We should remember them, and pause to honor their service and sacrifice.Mary Crigger lives in Charleston and may be emailed at email@example.com. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Vt. senator Bernie Sanders returning to WV for health care rally 2 Protesters: 'The female body is not a spectacle' 3 Kanawha woman accused of using her disabled mother for financial gain 4 Manchin remains opposed to Senate GOP health plan, Capito still mum 5 Charleston asks topless protest organizers to reschedule Arts Notes: Nov. 11, 2012 Previous Story Wreath-making workshops set for South Charleston, Milton Next Story


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Afternoon: Arrivals and transfers to the program hotel in Banff in the afternoon; check-in is 3:00 pm. Airport transfer available from Calgary airport; departs Calgary airport at 3:00 p.m. Meet your Group Leader between 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the hotel to register and get your welcome packet; or pick up your package at the front desk if you arrive after 5:00 p.m.
Dinner: Welcome dinner at the hotel at 6:00 p.m.; plated meal; coffee, tea water. Other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: Orientation. Back at the hotel, the Group Leader will greet everyone and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule and any changes, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer questions. Unless otherwise specified, transportation will be provided primarily by motorcoach which will require going up/down a few steps when getting on/off. Periods in the schedule labeled "Free Time and "At Leisure" offer opportunities to make the program more meaningful and memorable while going out to explore on your own, engaging in available activities independently, making new friends among fellow Road Scholars, or simply relaxing. The Group Leader will always be happy to offer suggestions. Program activities, schedules, personnel, and indicated distances or times may change due to local circumstances/conditions. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Activity note: Walking about 1 mile throughout the day; some stairs at historic site (can be avoided).
Breakfast: At the hotel restaurant, buffet with hot and cold items; juice, milk, coffee, tea.
Morning: Step into the 1931 home of artists and Whyte Museum founders Peter and Catharine (Robb) Whyte, whose home illuminates their simple yet classic mountain style. Then journey back a generation to soak in the rustic elegance enjoyed by collectors Phillip and Pearl (Brewster) Moore in their 1907 home. This field trip provides an intimate look at both homes and the intriguing people who lived in them. In addition, visit to the galleries and exhibits in the Whyte Museum
Lunch: At a local restaurant, we'll have plated meals with a starter, entrée and dessert, plus coffee, tea and water; other beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: Explore Cave and Basin National Historic Site with a Parks Canada expert and learn about the amazing discovery of the thermal hotsprings which led to the birthplace of Canada's National Parks system. Learn about the establishment of Banff National Park and explore the site; from its thermal waters and historic bathing pavillion to the surrounding wetlands and the wildlife that inhabit it. These hot springs later became the centrepiece of Canada's first national park (and the world's third.) We will also stroll down to the warm marshes below with our naturalist to the springs, easily accessible along a boardwalk, to see introduced tropical fish and warm-water plants. Bring your binoculars!
Dinner: At a local restaurant, we'll have plated meals with a starter, entrée and dessert, plus coffee, tea and water. Other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: An expert from the Whyte Museum will introduce you to the "Women of the Rockies". This presentation will introduce you to historical and current figures that have shaped our mountain culture landscape. Discover the women whose lives are a part of a legacy of backcountry travel, ranching, climbing, scientific research, writing, drama and art.
Activity note: Walking 1.5 miles, approximately 2 hours over the course of the day; easy, flat lakeside trail with no elevation gain. Stops along the way for interpretation. Total time on the coach is approximately 1.5 hours.
Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel.
Morning: Discover the geological highlights of the Rockies, Lake Louise and Yoho National Park with a local expert. At Moraine Lake, learn about the geology of the area in trailside discussions.
Lunch: At Lake Louise in a scenic spot, we'll have boxed lunches with a sandwich, drink and dessert.
Afternoon: After lunch we head for Emerald Lake, another jewel of the Canadian Rockies, with a stop at the Spiral Tunnels. We'll go on an expert-led trail walk to learn about the interesting plant species found here and at the Burgess Shale quarries along Fossil Ridge. Thanks to its position on the west side of the Great Divide in Yoho National Park, a 360-degree view from Emerald Lake showcases four very different environments: a huge avalanche path, the pine forest, a dry and dramatic alluvial fan and the towering trees of the rainforest.
Dinner: Dinner on your own or join the Group Leader at a local restaurant.
Evening: Free time to head off on your own to discover one of the many activities Banff has to offer.
Activity note: There are stairs leading up to the entrance of the Columbia Icefields Interpretive Centre. The remainder of the field trip will be by motorcoach. Driving about 150 miles throughout the day; approximately 4 hours total. The Ice Explorer ride on Athabasca Glacier is 3 miles roundtrip during the 1.5 hour adventure.
Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel.
Morning: Travel along the Icefields Parkway, one of the most spectacular stretches of scenic driving in Canada. The highway follows a lake-lined valley between two chains of the Eastern Main Ranges, which make up the Continental Divide. The mountains here are the highest, craggiest and maybe the most scenic in all of the Rockies. Interpretive commentary en route.
Lunch: At a scenic spot, we'll have boxed lunches with a sandwich, drink and dessert.
Afternoon: Field trip continues at Columbia Icefields as we travel in a specially designed Ice Explorer to the middle of the Athabasca Glacier on a 3-mile (5 km) roundtrip journey. Our driver will explain how glaciers are formed and point out interesting geological features as we travel in safety and comfort. At the mid-point, we will be given the choice to step out onto ice formed from snow fallen as long as 200 years ago. Board the coach and return to Banff late afternoon.
Dinner: Dinner on your own to enjoy local fare or join the Group Leader (at a local restaurant).
Activity note: Walking up to 1 mile on pavement.
Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel.
Morning: Take an excursion up Sulphur Mountain in a four-passenger, glass-enclosed gondola (weather permitting). Along the way, you will have a 360-degree view of the breathtaking beauty of the Rockies. Bring your camera along, you will be amazed at the view from the top!
Lunch: Lunch on your own at the top of the mountain.
Afternoon: You may remain with your Group Leader to continue exploring local sites or take the opportunity to head off on your own to discover Banff. Experience High Tea at the Banff Springs Hotel, take the gondola up to Sulphur Mountain, a boat cruise on Lake Minnewanka or just relax at the hotel.
Dinner: Farewell dinner at a local restaurant in Banff, plated meal with salad, choice of entrée, dessert; coffee, tea, water. Other beverages available for purchase.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel is at 7:30 am.
Morning: Departures from the hotel in Banff after breakfast as per individual travel plans. Group transfer to Calgary airport available (included in cost) departs at 8:30 a.m.; approximate arrival at Calgary airport is 10:30 a.m. For those staying on independently check-out is 11:00 a.m. This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please be in touch via the Road Scholar Social Network, where you can share memories, pictures and comments. Best wishes for all your journeys.


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Artist Profile: The Decorated Tree
The Decorated Tree is a passion of Darryl Moland. As a teenager he started decorating Christmas trees and as an adult he creates deeply moving trees for every season. His book, The Decorated Tree, would be at home on any coffee table, provided the home is as stylish and elegant as the trees featured within. This year Darryl moved beyond decorating trees and now has a tree he designed that is made by Dennis Bauer for Hometraditions.com.Read More
Artist Profile: Swirly Designs
Swirly Designs is the husband and wife team of Lianne and Paul Stoddard that produce hand crafted ornaments for all seasons. From their home studio in Reading, MA they create the most wonderfully whimsical ornaments using polymer clay. I had the pleasure to interview them, finding out more about their creative process.Read More
Gary Card's Electric Christmas Tree of Vauxhall Ampera Parts
Set designer and illustrator Gary Card created this Christmas tree made of recycled Vauxhall Ampera parts, powered by the electric vehicle itself. It will be on display at The King's Cross Filling Station in London until January 6th, 2013.Read More
Cai Guo-Qiang'a Black Smoke Tree
Today Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang created one of his gunpowder explosion events for the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. A living 40-foot conifer tree burst into a cascade of black smoke that drifted through the air, creating a larger and ethereal tree mimicking traditional Chinese brush drawings.Read More
Hand Forged Aluminum Ornaments by Lisa Bruns Joerling of Penland, NC
I have been introduced to the work of Lisa Bruns Joerling who hand forges aluminum ornaments in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Angels, holly, kitty cats, and martinis are some of the silhouette outlines she creates. You have to see these designs.Read More
Millefiori Translucent Clay Ornaments by Heather Martinez of Charleston, SC
While on a weekend getaway to Charleston, SC with my girlfriend Nona, we came across the eclectically cute gift shop Indigo. Among the whimsical items on display were ornaments designed by a local artist, Heather Martinez.Read More
Art on the Avenue 2012- Washington, DC Area Christmas Ornament Artists
While attending Art on the Avenue I discovered a few collections of wonderful hand crafted ornaments. There were custom ornaments of family pets, ornaments of cardinals and snowmen, and ornaments created from recycled metals. This article includes photos of all these fantastic ornaments and information on the artists who created them.Read More
Handcrafted Souvenir Ornaments from the U.S. Virgin Islands
A fun activity to do when you travel is to purchase souvenir Christmas ornaments from locations you visit. Then when you decorate your tree each year you can enjoy the memories. This can be even more special when the ornaments are unique creations by far away artists. This post will look at the work of three such artists in the U.S. Virgin Islands and their mass produced competitors.Read More


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The only time I have ever been in a prison was during a foodborne diease outbreak. The particular agent was Clostridium perfringens which casues intense admonial cramping and explosive diarrhea.
The inmates were in no condition to pose any threat, but with 6 to 12 men sharing one toilet the smell was quite overpowering.


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Today only The 7th Guest on iOS is free
0. phoneArena 01 May 2012, 13:49 posted on
If you've taken a trip down video game memory lane lately, there is no doubt you took a moment to remember one of the hottest games of 1994 – The 7th Guest. Now you can explore the puzzled filled dark, mysterious mansion once again. If you head on over to the App Store today it won't even cost you a cent...
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1. remixfa (Posts: 14600; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
ooh. for once I'm jealous. awesome game. kept me stuck for hrs as a kid
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2. FAUguy (Posts: 78; Member since: 09 Apr 2008)
I'd like to see MYST for smartphones.
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3. remtothemax (Posts: 260; Member since: 02 May 2012)
...both Myst and Riven are on iOS and have been for at least a year or two now.
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4. JGuinan007 (Posts: 692; Member since: 19 May 2011)
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Losing the messaging battle
If you've been paying any attention to the news, you know that there's been a dispiritingly high level of nonsense permeating the recent discussion of climate change. Of course, there's always a high level of nonsense attending any public discussion of climate change. But many of us have been taken aback by the amount of traction that various anti-scientific arguments have gained in recent weeks.
It started with the hacked emails from East Anglia, which were followed by a series of ginned-up "climategates," including the discovery of some minor errors in the IPCC report. A large snowstorm in Washington, D.C., was treated by partisan outlets as a refutation of global warming, and — more shockingly — mainstream journalists covered this nonsense as though they were reporting a ping pong game between evenly matched opponents.
For sheer breathtaking stupidity, it would be hard to match a *Daily Mail* headline that read, "Climategate U-turn as scientist at centre of row admits: There has been no global warming since 1995." This would be news indeed, if the headline did not sit atop an article in which the scientist in question states the exact opposite thing. None of this prevented the article from zinging around the deny-osphere.
Most maddeningly, there's a tendency among certain elements of the smug commentariat to blame environmentalists for this state of affairs. Dana Milbank of the Washington Post exemplifies this attitude. The idea, it seems, is that if environmentalists weren't always going on about environmental problems, then the world would be able to have a more rational discussion about these issues. Or something.
I never know how seriously to take this stuff. Engaging too deeply with it always raises the possibility of giving it more power than it deserves. As RealClimate notes, there's a cyclical quality to these flare-ups that reflects their media-driven nature. Meanwhile, the worlds of science and policy grind along, hopefully unaffected by the day-to-day chatter.
But it's hard to maintain equanimity in the face of the latest onslaught. Tom Friedman has an excellent column on the need for greens to push back. But I'm not entirely sure about his prescription:
> In my view, the climate-science community should convene its top experts from places like NASA, Americas national laboratories, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford, the California Institute of Technology and the U.K. Met Office Hadley Centre and produce a simple 50-page report. They could call it What We Know, summarizing everything we already know about climate change in language that a sixth grader could understand, with unimpeachable peer-reviewed footnotes.
> At the same time, they should add a summary of all the errors and wild exaggerations made by the climate skeptics and where they get their funding. It is time the climate scientists stopped just playing defense.
Certainly such a document could be valuable, but I'm not sure that it gets to the heart of the problem, which seems to have much more to do with the control of media narrative than it does with the raw facts of climate change. Unfortunately the deck is fundamentally stacked: scientists by nature tend to hedge, to find nuance, to couch findings in technical language, to shun policy debates, to regard criticism as a serious matter requiring investigation and thoughtful response. Lobbyists and television pundits feel no such compunction.
How to address this imbalance? I think that scientific bodies would do well to study the messaging techniques of modern political campaigns. This makes me a little sad to say, and I'm by no means suggesting that scientists should bend facts to support specific positions. Rather, they should learn to speak in crisp, non-technical language; they need to respond swiftly to controversies, even before all the facts are fully known; and they should recognize that the truth needs a strong advocate. It's not enough to publish in journals and hope that the knowledge gets out there.
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In this year's NFL Draft, many teams did well. However, the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles did the best. The Eagles and the Vikings had some huge holes that both teams filled.
The Philadelphia Eagles drafted an offensive lineman in the first round to protect their quarterbacks. With the fourth overall pick, they selected Lane Johnson. Later in the Draft, they selected Zach Ertz and Matt Barkley. Now that the Eagles have another quarterback, they will likely release or trade either Michael Vick or Nick Foles and let Barkley compete with the other one.
The Minnesota Vikings started the night with two picks and traded for another pick in the first round. They took Shariff Floyd, Xavier Rhodes, and Cordarrelle Paterson. Many experts thought that Shariff Floyd would go in the top five. Xavier Rhodes will take over for Antoine Winfield. With their final pick in the first round, they took Cordarrelle Patterson. He will fill the hole left when Percy Harvin was traded. The last time a team had three picks in the first round was in 2001. St. Louis won the Super Bowl with their three first rounders. Maybe Minnesota can make a miracle title run also.
Even though many teams did well in this year's draft, I think the Eagles and the Vikings did the best.
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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain says the Occupy Wall Street protesters are un-American and against capitalism.
Speaking to The Associated Press during a book signing event Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla., Cain said the protesters shouldn't rally against Wall Street bankers or brokers because "they're the ones who create the jobs."
Cain went on to suggest protesters should focus on going to school and getting a job, echoing comments he made earlier this week to the Wall Street Journal.
"I don't have facts to back this up, but I happen to believe that these demonstrations are planned and orchestrated to distract from the failed policies of the Obama administration. Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks, if you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself!" Cain said. "It is not a person's fault if they succeeded, it is a person's fault if they failed."


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I had a couple of seizures this yr so far. They were not real bad. I am OK. Mom makes a big deal out of it but I like for her to do that. I get a lot of attention but I get extra when she is worried about me.
As usual dogs are coming and going here. Katie was visiting while her family was out of town. She left. Elmo was here for a week but he is gone now too. Pebbles and Stewie and coming for a visit nest week. It's a busy house.
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The fact that they did not send you a 1099 for the 400 is merely a legislative issue where they are not required to issue a 1099 unless they pay you 600 dollars or more.
You could have made a proft. Profits are what is left after you subtract cost form revenues. (simplified definition).
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You can take the money yoiu invested as a business expense to reduce your overall income, but in order to do that you have to report your income.
So for example: You may be able to file an amended return for 2007 using scedule C or C-ez to capture that 3600 in business expenses. As a cash accounting tax payer, you can claim the expenses in the year they occured provided that your intention was to make money with this business activity.
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Periodically throughout the 2012 season, tri-captains Holly Hein, Haley Kopmeyer and Clare Stachel will provide an inside look at the University of Michigan women's soccer team through this blog, The Yellow Armband. In this entry, Clare writes about the team's Big Ten-opening win over Indiana, her perspective on the team due to her injury, and the changing weather.
Hey Michigan fans!
Well, what a great start to the Big Ten season! The girls were more pumped up for this match than usual. Of course we had the football game against UMass on in the locker room during pregame, but I have to say after the first half, we opted for loud pump-up music instead. Our pregame typically consists of some dancing and singing, and sometimes an occasional scare of one or two teammates. People have become very cautious when opening their lockers seeing as how that is a good hiding place to scare someone.
Everyone played great against Indiana. Nkem and Shelina, our resident Canadians, provided the offense, but it was our team defense that secured that win. That back line has been unbelievable all year, and I'm sure Haley appreciates it more than anybody! But as good as we felt after that win, all it did was leave us hungry for more.
For me, it felt amazing to be back on the field. I find myself wanting to say, "It's great to be back!" but I never really left. I was just experiencing a different role on the team. Although my injury has kept me from playing on the field as much as I'd like, I've been able to see our team from a different perspective and really appreciate the true definition of a team. Off the field, these girls support each other through thick and thin. On the field, so many players have had a part in winning the games we have. I have never experienced so much talent coming from so many different individuals. It's phenomenal!
Most of the talk on the team this week has been centered around fall. I cannot speak for all of us (especially not the California girls) but I sure am glad that it is starting to get a bit colder! As Tori McCombs would put it, "It's fleece weather!" Haley Kopmeyer and I have been ever anxious to head to Wiards and get some apple cider and my personal favorite, donuts. I kid you not; donuts are the best remedy for any ailment. I am sure we will hit some colder weather as we head west to Minnesota and Wisconsin for our matches this weekend. Both teams are very good and will provide us with a challenge, but we are ready for it, and above all, we're looking to bring back some more W's!
That's all for now. I am sure we will have some entertaining stories to report upon our return from the road trip.
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Re: how make function of solution by NDSolve depending on parameter?
This response nicely explains the difficulty.
I thank all respondents to my query. Your replies have been most helpful.
dh wrote:
> Hi Murray,
> NMinimize does not have the attribute HoldFirst. Therefore, the argument
> is evaluated before beeing fed to NMinimize. But at this time k does not
> have a value. Therefore, put the first argument into a function that is
> evaluated only for numerical values. E.g.:
> soln[k_]:=NDSolve[{y'[t]==(k y[t]+Exp[-t])/(1+y[t]),y[0]==1},
> y[t],{t,0,1}];
> fun[k_/;NumberQ[k]]:=y[t]/.soln[k][[1,1]]/.t->0.5;
> NMinimize[fun[k],{k,0.1,1}]
> hope this helps, Daniel
> Murray Eisenberg wrote:
>> I have an initial-value problem that depends upon a parameter k. I
>> want to feed the result from NDSolve for it into a function of k and
>> then operate upon that function, say to find a minimum with respect to k.
>> As a toy example:
>> soln[k_]:=NDSolve[{y'[t] ==(k y[t]+Exp[-t])/(1+y[t]),
>> y[0]==1},y[t],{t,0,1}]
>> I want to do something like this:
>> NMinimize[Evaluate[y[t] /. soln[k]] /. t -> 0.5, {k, 0.1, 1}]
>> That generates errors about non-numerical values. Yet I can get a
>> result from, for example:
>> Table[Evaluate[y[t] /. soln[k]] /. t -> 0.5, {k, 0, 1}]
>> So how can I create the function of k I want to feed into NMinimize?
>> I presume the issue is when NDSolve gets called, but I'm not sure how
>> to resolve this issue.
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These may seem like dumb questions but this is my first turbocharged car so I figured if I'm going to look stupid its best to do it anonymously !
My 2013 WRX has about 4k miles on it now and I have noticed some changes.
The first thing is it sounds a bit more "growly" I dont know how else to describe it. Its not a big change, its very subtle but driving it every day Im certain of the change in timbre. When it was brand new it sounded more "buzzy" if that makes sense.
Also, it seems like I have to give it a touch more gas when starting from a standstill. It seems more likely to stall now. Like I said, I just give it a touch more gas and its all good.
Are these common changes after a few thousand miles and break in ? It's also been uncommonly cold here in Houston and thats made the car a bit peppier but even on the warmer days it's still the same regarding the sound.
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I just built a new home and have a 14x14 raised patio between two "wings" of my home. Just a boring space that needs something. . . .
I was planning to put some outdoor tile down as that is something I can do myself (if anyone has a quick link to a thread on how to do outdoor tile i'd appreciate it)
However, on the home shows, the pebble & epoxy resurfacing has been pretty popular and my wife likes the look. However, it's about $9-10 per sq/ft which is a lot more than we wanted to spend.
Also need to pour two steps to replace the wobbly wooden stairs provided by the builder - i've never worked with concrete - is this something you think a somewhat comeptant DIY'er can do?
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I've always planned to tile it - I've never tiled an outdoor area though and wasnt sure how to handle the expansion joints. It it as simple as tiling indoors which I've done numerous times?
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I just bought one of these myself...What are the chances of finding an AMD barrel?
"I'd rather be judged by twelve, than carried by six"
I have a Romy barrel and I was going to tack weld one of the extention muzzle brakes on.
I'm just wondering how much fatherr back the gas hole is in an AMD in relation to the Romanian, I also have a 14x1 lh die so I could cut the barrel and rethread at a point so the permantly attached MB will make the legal 16"
"I'd rather be judged by twelve, than carried by six"
He's member here and had some for sale in the classifieds area. I don't think he has any more though?Where do we find this Sgt ron to buy barrels?
got mine in yesterday,looks almost new. I've got a spare romy bbl to put on it,was wondering about the trunnion,bbl sizes but that was answered previously. I've not decided what to do about the gas port hole being farther forward on the romy bbl. May do a traditional front end or weld up the hole and re-drill for amd 65type.
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WRT the gas port, I'm planning on using a Saiga gas tube, or cutting the retainers off an old Romy tube I have and building a folder AMD-63 franken-clone. Or if I can find a AKM-63 buttstock, use that for a "true" clone.
While Markp is right about the trunnion, the other various journals (like gas block, FSB, etc) are larger on a Yugo barrel and will need to be reduced in diameter.
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