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Phone: 269-983-7111 Ext. 8790
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Phone: 269-983-7111 Ext. 6202 or 6203
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A weirdly twisted as that seems to sound the more I say it..
I would like to see pics of the insides of your buckets. Basically for ideas of a good way to line them with foam. I tried a batting helmet but it pushed my face forward too much, I ended up using that 90 degrees turned (vertical) in my TD bucket. (maybe that will work for Fett too?)
And I am also curious how many have those neat foam things from the visual dictionary or wherever they came from... and the color of the inside you chose.
thanks to those who participate in my little visual survey!

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Why are my breasts so sore and tender now that I'm pregnant?
Hormonal changes during pregnancy cause increased blood flow and changes in the breast tissue, which may make your breasts feel swollen, sore, tingly, and unusually sensitive to touch. Some women describe the sensation as pain or an exaggerated version of how their breasts feel before their period.
Breast tenderness is one of the earliest signs of pregnancy. It usually starts around 4 to 6 weeks and lasts through the first trimester.
What other breast changes can I expect during pregnancy?
- Breast growth. Starting at around 6 to 8 weeks, you may notice your breasts getting bigger. They'll continue to grow throughout your pregnancy. It's common to go up a cup size or two, especially if it's your first baby. Your breasts may feel itchy as the skin stretches, and you may even develop stretch marks on them.
- Veins and pigment changes. You may be able to see veins under the skin of your breasts, and you may find that your nipples are getting bigger and darker. After the first few months, your areolas – the pigmented circles around your nipples – will also be bigger and darker.
- Bumps on the areola. You may not have noticed the little bumps on your areolas before. But now these bumps, which are a type of oil-producing gland called Montgomery's tubercles, may become much more pronounced. Your breasts go through these changes in preparation for nursing your baby.
- Leaky breasts. Around your third month of pregnancy, your breasts start producing colostrum, the special milk your baby will get when he first starts nursing. During the last few months of pregnancy, you may begin to leak a small amount of this thick yellowish substance, although some women start to leak earlier and some never leak at all.
Can I do anything during my pregnancy to ease breast pain and discomfort?
Your best bet is to find a few good, supportive bras. Take the time to get fitted by a knowledgeable salesperson in a large department store or maternity shop.
You may find that bras with underwires are less comfortable now. To prevent chafing, look for soft material with no seams near the nipple. Cotton bras will be more comfortable and breathable than synthetic.
- Maternity and nursing bras. For extra support during the day, try a maternity bra. (During your third trimester, you might want to invest in a nursing bra, since you'll need one anyway if you'll be breastfeeding.)
- Pregnancy sleep bra. Maternity stores offer this soft, nonrestrictive cotton bra that's great for nighttime.
- Exercise bra. It's especially important to wear a supportive bra that fits properly while you exercise, because your breasts are heavier. A bra designed for exercise will provide the additional support you need and minimize discomfort.
Consider buying your bras with a bit of room to grow, since you may go up a size or two (both in cup size and chest circumference) as your breasts grow and your belly expands. Choose the ones that fit when the clasp is on the tightest setting, so you'll have some room to let them out. This is definitely a good idea if you end up buying a nursing bra before you give birth.
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I love CouchDB. It's a NoSQL database that, like Orchestrate, lets you work with your data over HTTP. Many data sets, like the entirety of NPM's metadata and every law in Massachusetts, are stored in CouchDB. With the release of orchestrate-couchdb, you can now replicate CouchDB databases into Orchestrate collections. Why would you do that? Why, maybe you want to take advantage of Orchestrate's Full-Text Search and Graph queries, which automatically index data for querying. No need to manually write indexes. Let's see it in action.
Massachusetts Law
Adding comprehensive full-text search to bodies of law enables legal firms and advocacy groups alike to effortlessly uncover information critical to campaigns and clients. For language nerds like me, we can map the evolution of different legal terms over time, witnessing the birth of new concepts as they're incorporated into law. Today, we'll just be importing the data itself. (Tomorrow, the world!)
To start, use NPM to install
sudo npm install -g orchestrate-couchdb
Then, we'll add our settings:
export ORCHESTRATE_API_KEY=YOUR_ORCHESTRATE_API_KEY
export COUCHDB_URL="http://macode.org"
export COUCHDB_DATABASE=api
Then, start the daemon!
…That's it! You're now importing all of Massachusett's laws into Orchestrate. :D
Since it'll take a while to import all of Massachusett's laws, let's talk about how the importer works.
How It Works
CouchDB exposes a feed of every change that's occurred to each database. Using follow, we just replay those changes onto Orchestrate, so we get both the current state of every document and its version history as
refs. Since follow works hard to never die, our daemon can continue to follow changes forever. It doesn't stop when it runs out of changes to process; it just waits for more. This lets you stay up to date with a CouchDB dataset that's still accepting reads and writes.
Heroku Integration
The worker I demonstrated above runs on your local machine, but say you want to offload it to another machine so you don't have to babysit it. So, let's deploy our worker to Heroku. For this, we'll need to download the source code:
git clone firstname.lastname@example.com:orchestrate-io/orchestrate-couchdb.git
cd orchestrate-couchdb
heroku create
Then, let's set our environment variables on Heroku:
heroku config:set ORCHESTRATE_API_KEY=YOUR_ORCHESTRATE_API_KE
heroku config:set COUCHDB_URL="http://macode.org"
heroku config:set COUCHDB_DATABASE=api
Now, let's push the project to Heroku, and spin up a Dyno for it:
git push heroku master
heroku ps:scale worker=1 web=0
Bam! Your worker is now importing Massachusetts law from Heroku. Any time our source CouchDB adds more documents, our worker will sync them to Orchestrate. Easy, huh?
Next Time
This dataset was, in many ways, small fries. The documents we're importing from CouchDB have a consistent schema, and there are only 25k of them. Next time, we'll be importing the entirety of NPM's metadata, and how to handle when your data targets don't have consistent schemas.
Lastly, much love to Calvin Metcalf for making Massachusetts law available in a CouchDB database. CouchDB is an amazing piece of tech, and its developer community is even lovelier.
Happy coding!


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Anyone shoot when it's at or above freezing outside? I never have and am wondering if there is
anything I should be aware of. For example, warmGun, cold temps = condensation? More misfires?
I plan to ...
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Just don't actually break it. :) I have the SS P250 .40 and I like it even though it has a hard
trigger pull. 15 rd capacity mag. It's a beefy weapon, and if you run out of bullets, you can
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Posted in thread: The great conspiracy? on 11-24-2011 at 04:08 PM
One of the great things about the American form of government is the separation of powers. No
one person or group can enforce their will on the public at large. No one is going to "sneak" a
treaty pa...
Posted in thread: The great conspiracy? on 11-24-2011 at 11:41 AM
There are several differences between the "gun walking" programs that went on during the Bush
years and "Fast & Furious." The main one is, in the Bush era, our government was working with
Mexican offi...
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Capitalists yes. Wine! Of all things! Guns and booze don't mix.
Posted in thread: The great conspiracy? on 11-24-2011 at 03:04 AM
Has anyone noticed the increase in Government conspiracy theories that abound lately? And not
from crazy wing nut theorists. Increased warnings from the NRA concerning the government
hatching a plan t...
Posted in thread: Just back frim the range on 11-20-2011 at 10:11 PM
It's a small world but as I was packing up, a fellow shooter came over and started a
conversation about guns in general and he had just bought a XDm 40. We both Have a true respect
for the XD although...
Posted in thread: Just back frim the range on 11-20-2011 at 05:27 PM
Awesome time with the XD 9mm! When I read that it was double action only, I was concerned. My
40 cal sig is a very hard pull in comparison. But, the XD was very accurate, decent recoil, no
misfires. A...
Posted in thread: XD/XD(m) on 11-18-2011 at 03:04 AM
Purchased an XD 9mm today and sent in for 3 free additional mags and mag pouch. Went to the
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It was my birthday on Monday!
Only now am I starting to feel like I get what I'm about. I'm more confident. More sure of myself. Prepared to take less crap from others.
In the early part of my 20s I was very focused on what other people thought of me.
I chose my uni degree partly because I thought it would get me into the right kind of job (spoiler: it wasn't the right job for me). I spent a lot of time worrying about keeping up with my peers. I almost bought a house I couldn't afford. I worried about making Executive Level by 30 (I seriously laugh about this now).
The later part of my 20s was more about me. I moved cities at age 25, leaving behind my great job and family – so scary at the time. Tried to convince (well-meaning) people that I wasn't throwing everything away.
I started on the path to entrepreneurship at 28. At 29 I quit my job to work fulltime for myself.
During that time I was also trying to figure out my love life (so many unsuitable boyfriends…). My friendships. Heck even my personal style.
I turned 30 on Monday, and to celebrate I died my hair pink. Okay so you may think that's a little extreme. But I'd always wanted to do it, and it just seemed like the perfectly logical thing to do.
I'm not sure what adventures my 4th decade will bring. I've got a lot of work to do in 2015 to get my business where I want to be. I've got plans to travel more, start a family, get a dog(!). Inspire other young women to go for their dreams.
I'm definitely still learning. I still have days where I'm totally unsure about what the heck I'm doing. Days where I'd rather curl up on the couch and watch Pride and Prejudice than attend another networking event and have to talk about myself.
But (more often) there are times where I know I can totally rock this whole adulthood thing. Where I have my shit together. When I know that I will achieve the success that I want.
If getting older means becoming more sure of who I am, then bring it on!


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The chipKIT™ uC32 is a prototyping platform that adds the performance of the Microchip® PIC32 microcontroller. To download the Multi-Platform Integrated Development Environment (MPIDE), please visit http://www.chipkit.net/started
The uC32 features a USB serial port interface for connection to the IDE and can be powered via USB or an external power supply. The board takes advantage of the powerful PIC32MX340F512 microcontroller, which features a 32-bit MIPS processor core running at 80 MHz, 512K of Flash program memory, and 32K of SRAM data memory.
The uC32 can be programmed using MPIDE, which supports PIC32. It contains everything needed to start developing embedded applications. In addition, the uC32 is fully compatible with the advanced Microchip MPLAB® IDE and the PICkit3 in-system programmer/debugger.
The uC32 is easy to use and suitable for both beginners and advanced users experimenting with electronics and embedded control systems. It provides 42 I/O pins that support a number of peripheral functions, such as UART, SPI, I2C ports, and pulse-width modulated outputs. Twelve of the I/O pins can be used as analog inputs or as digital inputs and outputs.
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Processor/IC: Microchip PIC32MX340F512H microcontroller
- USB connector for USB serial converter
- 5.5mm x 2.1mm barrel connector used to power the uC32 from an external power supply
Programming: Programmable by MPIDE and Microchip MPLAB IDE
- PIC32MX3xx series
- 512KB Flash
- 80 MHz operating speed
- Two SPI and two I2C
- 16 channel 10-bit ADC, five PWM outputs
- 42 available I/O pins
- 3.3V operating voltage
- 12 analog inputs
- PC connection uses a USB A to mini-B cable (not included)
- 7V to 15V input voltage
- +/-18mA DC current per pin
- 75mA typical operating current
- Two user LEDs
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This is a discussion on new person here within the New Member Hangout forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; Originally Posted by TheJ Your profile says your 12 and your myspace says you are 14... You are either... "disingenuous" ...
Generally speaking though, I think you may have an easier go of things here, if you use a little bit better grammar. I'm not a spelling/grammar nazi but for the most part, too much use of aol-speak or internet shorthand is not looked upon too favorably by many people here.
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I thought you had to be 13 or older to join the forum?... i remember something about it in the user agreement when you sign up
PSM Bugeye..Cobb Stage 2
It's great to want to help others, but you shouldn't claim to be an expert. I am here to learn more and possibly later help others with problems after I have learned the answer to the problem.
Also I used to type like I do in IMs but you realize, the easier your post is to read, the more your reader will understand. Take your time in making your posts. Also Firefox now has a simple spell checker which helps me a ton even now.
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If there's one woman who exudes glamour and sophistication in her beauty look, it's Audrey Hepburn. And her enviable Holly Golightly hair and makeup, which she wore in 1961's Breakfast at Tiffany's, is well within reach. We went backstage at the Breakfast at Tiffany's Broadway play to learn the secrets behind Audrey's classic look. All products available at Target. On Maria: KORS by Michael Kors.
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In Memoriam 2011 [PHOTOS]
Death is never a nice thing. Particularly when it's a celebrity that you have grown up with and admired from the time you were a wee tot. 2011 saw plenty of sad celebrity deaths, as is to be expected from any year.
Launch the gallery to see a few of those we lost in the past year. Here's to hoping that their stars are shining a little brighter on the other side.


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Just a quick note to let all of YOU know that I am attending a Retreat this weekend and will be back Sunday. As the Women's Leader of my church, I have been busy attending to Retreat details, so I haven't had a great deal of time to blog. I am looking forward to more Birthday frolic when I return—as well as making visits to YOUR little pieces of heaven...
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Fifty Nifty Slices of History
In the next 11 plus days, I will be highlighting some nifty fifty slices of history. This is all having to do with my 50th Birthday Countdown.
Check out this Zenith Royal 50 transistor radio! My husband, Barry, had this model and he truly "owned" it. From his stone facade, 3-story row home in Reading, PA., he faithfully listened to the Phillies games, followed the Pop Music Countdown on his local WRAW radio station, and allowed The Four Seasons to lull him to sleep. It was an era when the Beatles reigned, Elvis was King, and Cassius Clay—later to become Muhammad Ali—was crowned the Heavy Weight Champion of the World!
Clay, having been accused of being "all talk", brought down the supposedly invincible Sonny Liston; a man whose reputation was founded on his record of 2 first round knock-outs. In fact, the expectations of Clay winning were so low that only 50% of the seats had been sold at the Miami Beach, Florida venue.
It was on a Zenith Royal 50 that Barry experienced this historical 1964 Cassius Clay victory!
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Mepranum shocks Tyson Marquez
By Jeff Zimmerman at ringside
In his USA debut, previously unbeaten WBC #5/WBA #6/WBO #9/IBF #12 flyweight Hernan 'Tyson' Marquez (25-1, 18 KOs) suffered his first defeat against WBA #10/WBO #11 Richie Mepranum (16-2-1, 3 KOs) on Friday night at the Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine, Texas. Marquez was the aggressor as always, but it was the slicker Mepranum who landed the cleaner shots during the exchanges to win a clear ten round unanimous decision by scores of 99-91, 96-94, 98-92.
In an IBF heavyweight eliminator, former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KOs) scored a second round TKO over Nagy Aguliera (15-3, 10 KOs). After Peter dropped Aguliera with a big right hand, The 'Nigerian Nightmare' got the stoppage win with his follow up barrage. Time was 2:24.
Unbeaten WBC #1/WBA #2/WBO #5 lightweight Anthony Peterson (30-0, 20 KOs) scored a third round KO over Juan Ramon Ramon Cruz (16-7-1, 12 KOs). Peter dropped Cruz in round two and twice in round three before the bout was terminated at the 1:11 mark.
Unbeaten middleweight Omar Henry (8-0, 7 KOs) needed just 33 seconds to demolish previously unbeaten Francisco Reza (6-1, 5 KOs).


text: "Beaches, CA" Woman's Upcycled T-Shirt Skirt November 18, 2013 by Susie Leave a comment Woman's Skirt "Beaches, CA" Blue, Black, Grey, Red, White, Khaki Small Waist- 27″ Butt- 34″ Base- 45″ Length- 21.5″ Double thickness of t-shirts SOLD Advertisements Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related Author: Susie In the summer of 2012 I saw these adorable t-shirt skirts at a craft fair and just had to have one- too bad it didn't fit me once I got home! Since then, I've made my own patterns to fit my body. I pride myself in the quality of my skirts. They are thick so you can't see through them and they are long enough so you can sit down without worrying about the skirt riding up too high on your legs... They are totally comfortable to wear since they are made of soft t-shirts! You'll just love them! - Susie


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Where Apple leads others often follow. There is no clearer example of this than the number of companies lining up to copy the App Store concept that Apple introduced on the iPhone. Microsoft has already announced that it will open the shop doors of Windows Marketplace for Mobile when Windows Mobile 6.5 finally arrives, Palm says that the Pre will have an on-phone application store called the Palm App Catalog, Google has already launched Android Market and now its RIM's turn with its own App World service. The question is, has RIM managed to match App Store's slick presentation and impressive ease of use with its own offering?
RIM originally announced that it was going to offer an on-phone application store back in October last year, but it's taken until now for it to actually get it up and running. Launched on 1 April in the UK, the service has already proved that it's no joke as it already has close to 1,000 applications after only a week of being online.
To access App World, Blackberry users have to download a small application from the website. This is naturally free and is compatible with all devices that run version 4.2 or higher of the Blackberry OS. Essentially this means it's only available on Blackberry models that have either a pearl-style mini track ball or a touchscreen. Older devices are left out in the cold.
Of course as Apple's App Store has proved to be wildly successful RIM hasn't strayed too far from the Apple model in terms of design and functionality, but it has managed to add some nice touches of its own. When you open App World you're presented with a large scrollable ticker at the top of the screen that is used to display 12 featured applications. These are applications that RIM has selected as the current top picks in the database. The selection is localised, so UK users won't be presented with lots of apps about American football or Canadian ice hockey, for example.
Generally the list will include a number of popular apps along with some new ones that are deemed worthy of having the spotlight shone on them. Blackberry says that these listings are not paid for, so they should be a genuine selection of interesting apps, rather than just those from big name developers with wads of cash to splurge on promotion.
Below this there are four icons marked Categories, Top Downloads, Search and My World. Selecting the Categories entry brings up a list that divides apps in the database into 13 categories ranging from Personal Finance & Banking, to Games, Travel and Sports & Recreation. As some of these categories have a large number of entries, they are mercifully further broken down into sub categories to make navigation easier.


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An essential purpose of this program is to encourage and facilitate the integration of academic study with the international field experience. The academic work is conducted in a variety of settings from the usual classroom to corporate headquarters, manufacturing plants, and the offices of governmental or international agencies.
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On the one side, you have a paragon of old media, a news agency that's been providing stories and photos to print and online properties for more than 160 years. On the other, you have a site that puts up cute pictures of cats with whimsically spelled captions. Unbelievably, a proposed business deal between the two fell apart at the last minute.
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text: State and Waterville police are searching along the riverbank of the Messalonskee Stream for Ayla Reynolds. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety says the owners of the dam lowered the water levels for routine maintenance, so detectives decided to search the area. Ayla was reported missing from her father's house in Waterville on December 17th. Police have said they do not expect to find the toddler alive. In May, McCausland told reporters all of the evidence collected leads police to believe Ayla is dead. At one point there was a $30,000 reward offered to anyone with information that would help police figure out what happened to the little girl, but that award is no longer being offered. Police found Ayla's blood in the house where she was last reported seen. Police have said Ayla's father, Justin DiPietro, his sister Elisha, and his girlfriend, Courtney Roberts, were in the house when Ayla disappeared. Police say the three adults are not being truthful about what happened that night. No one has been charged in connection to Ayla's disappearance. Ayla's mother, Trista Reynolds, has said she just wants to know what happened to her daughter.


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In the first of two shows recorded at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, Vincent meets up with faculty members to talk about how they got into science, their research on DNA viruses, and what they would be doing if they were not scientists.
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One antibody to neutralize them all: a human IgG1 is effective against multiple subtypes of influenza A virus
The changing weather reminds us that influenza season is around the corner, which means it's nearly time to get your annual vaccine. This year's vaccine is updated to protect against influenza A viruses H1N1 + H3N2 and influenza B virus Victoria lineage. These strains are included in vaccine pro... Read More
Host: Jeff Fox with special guest, Emma Wilson.
Emma H. Wilson of the University of California, Riverside, talks with Jeff Fox about efforts, with her collaborators to determine more precisely how Toxoplasma gondii parasites disrupt the mammalian brain—in this case, the brains of mice... Read More
Despite increasing awareness of Klebsiella pneumoniae as a public health risk, there has been relatively little understood about its mechanisms of pathogenesis.
The bacterium, estimated to be the third most common cause of hospital-acquired infections in the United States in a recent study, c... Read More
This episode: Cyanobacteria in biocrusts produce pigments that heat their surroundings up to 10 degrees hotter!
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The TWiV team discusses eye infections caused by Zika virus, failure of Culex mosquitoes to transmit the virus, and replication of norovirus in stem cell derived enteroids.
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The TWiPtoids solve the case of the Thai Fisherman with Chronic Diarrhea, and reveal a potential new drug for treatment of leishmaniasis, Chagas diseases, and sleeping sickness.
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While walking through your house, you drop a granola bar you were eating. Quick – do you pick it up and eat it? Is the ground too dirty to eat from? Does the amount of time the food sits on the ground matter? Will more microbes gather onto the snack as you decide whether or not to continue noshi... Read More
Change does not come easily to most organizations, let alone to one with more than a century of history. Indeed, twice before ASM tried—and failed—to change its governance structure. This time, ASM members embraced change, realizing that ASM must become more modern and more nimble in its decisio... Read More
Design of a synchronously lysing bacterium for delivery of anti-tumor molecules in mice, and hopanoids, the lipids that live forever, brought to you by the four Microbies of TWiM.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter,... Read More
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Function is often thought of as the tradeoff for high fashion, but who says you can't have both? Fawn Jordan, 2016-2017 DC Fashion Incubator Designer in Residence, is seeking to unite the two to help protect women against potentially Zika-transmitting mosquitoes. Her recent collection combines t... Read More
Gruesome, ghastly, grisly. These are the words that popped into my head when I googled images of diabetic foot ulcers—one of the most common chronic wounds creating a silent and costly epidemic in healthcare.
Perhaps even more shocking is the mortality rate connected to these open wounds, wh... Read More
This episode: Adding exotic elements to convert spore-forming bacteria into light-capturing cyborgs that convert carbon dioxide into useful chemicals!
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The TWiXers discuss a study on vertical transmission of Zika virus by Aedes mosquitoes, and uncovering Earth's virome by mining existing metagenomic sequence data.
Hosts: Vincent Rac... Read More
"Hivi and his team of viruses (Ebola, Pox,..etc) believe they can win the battle, but the Virologists (who are real famous professors) beat them. However, new viruses pop-up, it will be a long battle. This makes the story very interesting and ever so engaging."
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Of all the scientific results that my laboratory has produced over the years, I am most satisfied by those that maximally benefit the field. In this category falls the assay for determining the titer of Zika virus in plaque forming units per milliliter.
In 'Counting Zika Virus' I described o... Read More
There's no question that foodborne disease is a serious problem. Illnesses from contaminated foods cause over 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths each year in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six Americans suffers a food-related illne... Read More
Food-related microbiology can be one of the most fun - or least fun - ways to interact with microbes. In the 'most fun' category, scientists and non-scientists alike can use microbes to create delicious foods from fermentative processes; in the 'least fun' category, scientists and non-scientists... Read More
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There is an area in the United States of America known as the "state of Mississippi." For some, there is no such state although there is a Mississippi state of mind. Over a hundred years those with white skins living in this neck of the woods rebelled against the American government to protect their right to have a few slaves. Their religion insisted those with white skins could enslave those with dark skins, this idea came from God so how could any decent Christian fail to obey God? There are still some of those white folk inhabiting the region of Mississippi. Yesterday, they passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act which defends the rights of those who believe in God not to have anything to do with those who believe in gay or lesbian rights. This means, I do not have to sell them things, I do not have to allow them in my hotel or business establishment as long as I obey the words of God.
Tony Peters of the Family Research Council hailed the law as a "victory for the first and 14th amendment right to live and work according to my conscience" So, gays and lesbians stay away from my business and go eat a hamburger elsewhere. I was wondering:
1. My religious belief is that having any of my money taken away in taxes to help feed the hungry violates what God told me. So, I do not pay taxes.
2. My religious belief is "an eye for an eye" which grants me the right to kill anyone who gives me a
dirty look.
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What are your thoughts about the Titans in the playoff race?
Bulluck: "Yes, things are going well and it is up to us to keep them going well. We are taking this thing one game at a time. We got
What has been the key to the defensive turn around?
Bulluck: "We are healthy, our defensive line is playing better than any defensive line in the league. They are causing a lot of chaos back there for the opposing offenses when they run and when they drop back to pass there is not much time. So it is allowing us to make plays on the back end so basically everyone is on the same page playing for the same goal."
What do you think about how Albert Haynesworth is playing?
Bulluck: "I think you are asking me questions you already know the answer to. He is playing better than any defensive player in the league right now. Last week he had a big game and the week before. He is playing as well as he was when we saw you guys in the first game."
What changed Haynesworth's attitude, did you talk to him?
Bulluck: "I don't think that is the case, you have to look at last season. He went through a lot last year and having to get through that was tough and when he got through it I think he made a commitment to himself and his family. He has three young kids of his own he is trying to set an example for and he knows how much this game means to him and it was almost taken away from him last year so he dedicated himself this offseason to get himself in the best shape, also to this football team and his family."
Did the players only meeting last year make a difference in this team going forward?
Bulluck: "Last year was my seventh year in the league and I have been in and won playoff games. I have been a part of good teams and good defenses and last year at that point we where not playing like anything. We were just a bunch of guys going out there putting on uniforms on Sundays just to field a team. A lot of guys we had were young and just didn't understand and didn't know what it takes to win in this league. So it was really just a man to man talk it really didn't have too much to do about football. The main message wasn't a football message it was about being a man and we are all here for a reason that is because we have been chosen as a select few to play at this level and we were not really doing our job. So I think the light went off for a lot of guys. It wasn't just the main guys it was like special teams the role players. Everyone had to be on the same page because you never know when your number will be called and then two weeks later we got a guy who had been brought over from another team Casey Cramer blocking a punt against the Redskins and we are on our way."
What is Jeff Fisher like to play for?
Bulluck: "Jeff is cool he is a good coach. He is good as far as the X's and O's and he knows how he wants his team to work and to operate. He does a great job of communicating that whether it's himself or through older players or through his coaching staff. He definitely knows how to take care of his players just knowing how long the season is, him being a former NFL player himself. I don't really want to go anywhere else. I think a lot of the guys that play for Jeff Fisher appreciate him for the person and the coach that he is."
What about the book that says Jeff Fisher is overrated?
Bulluck: "I'm sure they are talking about his history as a coach. But you have to look at Jeff Fisher's teams. There might be a lull when they are trying to replace talent that they lost through the free agency. But his teams usually come back strong, they are usually in the thick of things, and right know regardless of what anybody in the media says we view ourselves as one of the top teams in the league and the thing about that is we know we are not perfect and we are not up there with New England and how those teams operate but when the smoke clears and everything is said we will definitely be standing right there. It's a long season and we have eight more games left and that is eight more games to get better."
What do you see in the Jaguars?
Bulluck: "They are doing the same things. The
Is this a rivalry?
Bulluck: "Every conference game is a rivalry, it might not be the rivalry 1999 or 2000 and 2001 but it is still a rivalry. I think it is good for the league we have one of the toughest conferences in the league and each time we play a team in the league it is a big game and it makes for a rivalry situation."


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Bowyer and I are going to IKEA this morning after I drop the kids at camp. My hope is to come back with:
* a bouncy chair ** I got this, but I got the wrong color frame (DAMMIT!!) I'm going back tomorrow to exchange it. Dumbass!
* two short bookcases ** They're expensive, so I only got one. I consider this accomplished, though; one's enough for now.
* several shelves and a couple of drawers for the loft wardrobe ** CHECK! These aren't worth linking; they're not pretty or fun – pure function, here.
* a couple of dressers for the girls' closet ** CHECK! I bought two of these.
* two new doormats for the front and garage doors ** CHECK! I actually got something that looks more like these.
* two, possibly three, side tables for the family room ** CHECK! I got these, but Mr. Chili isn't sure he loves them, so we may get the black Maltes after all.
* two plant stands to put under the east-facing windows in the dining and family rooms ** CHECK! These came in the form of these short little stools.
* a couple of plant pots for things that have outgrown their current living arrangements. ** I actually DIDN'T get these. I was disappointed to see that, while they're all lovely, none of the plant pots had drainage holes in them. I dislike root-rot.
I also came back with a couple of wire curtain rods for our bedroom windows (it's going to be a long, cold winter, and I think that covering the windows may help with heat retention), a dish brush, a plastic colander, and a six-pack of cinnamon rolls. Yum!


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Arsène Wenger was puzzled when Denilson stepped up to strike the free-kick from which he scored Arsenal's opener against Hull City.
The Brazilian midfielder returned to the Gunners' starting XI on Saturday after missing the trip to Burnley with a back injury.
And on the stroke of half-time he curled a 25-yard free-kick into the back of the net. The goal broke the deadlock at Emirates Stadium, helping Arsenal to a 3-0 victory.
However Denilson was not meant to take the set-piece.
"I was puzzled that Denilson took the free-kick," explained Wenger.
"Maybe Samir Nasri was going to take it but he had a problem.
"They know who takes the free-kicks. Robin van Persie is No 1, Cesc Fabregas No 2 or Nasri. Vermaelen goes for long distance.
"Sometimes you have to accept when someone doesn't feel right and gives it to someone else."


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On those nights when things aren't going right, it pays to have a backup plan.
When you can't shoot, can't pass, can't rebound and can't seem to get anything going, sometimes it helps just to get a spark of energy.
A player off the bench, a great hustle play, a big defensive stand.
The College of Wooster men's basketball team got them all Wednesday night, and as a result, ran their home-court and North Coast Athletic Conference win streak to 28 games with an 82-65 win over Allegheny.
It was a game, though, that wasn't pretty, was stopped by nearly 50 free throws, featured 39 turnovers and some dismal shooting. Just what Allegheny was hoping for.
"We don't want Wooster to get in a flow," said Allegheny coach Phil Ness.
And while Ness got what he had hoped for, still his Gators couldn't steal a win.
"With 10 minutes to go, I thought we had a chance, but we didn't play well either. (Leading scorer) Jake (Delsandro) never got it going, and John (McLaughlin) missed a couple easy shots inside that would have made a difference.
"When we needed the big hoop, it just wasn't there."
For the most part, it wasn't there for the Scots, either. However, Wooster had enough to beat the Gators, thanks to some key contributions off the bench.
Backup post Brian "Hawk" Carlisle was called into action when senior John Ellenwood was saddled with fouls and the sophomore responded with a career-high 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor. Carlisle added four rebounds, three blocks and a steal in 24 minutes of action, twice as many as Ellenwood played before fouling out.
"Brian had another fine game," praised Scot coach Steve Moore. "He played a lot of minutes, probably the most minutes of his career."
Ellenwood scored just six points, but once again, Wooster hardly missed a beat inside thanks to Hawk's play off the bench.
"That's certainly been a positive factor for us," said Moore of his team's depth.
It took another bench player, though, to shake Wooster out of its early doldrums. Even an early Moore chalk talk to chew his players out couldn't get the Scots jump started against the Gators. Wooster trailed 6-2 when Moore asked for time, and even though Wooster went up 10-8, the Scots found themselves down 15-10 at the 12:12 mark when Delsandro scored.
That's when freshman Matt Smith gave the Scots a spark, diving on the floor for loose balls, batting away passes and crashing the boards. And when Smith finally hit a shot, it was a 3-pointer to cap a 10-0 Wooster run to put the Scots up 20-15 and send them on their way.
"Early on we were lethargic," admitted Moore. "Our players understand about letdowns, we were trying to fight it off, but it's human nature to have somewhat of a letdown after Saturday (a win over Wabash).
"Matt Smith came in early in the first half and was all over the court."
Somehow, the Scots managed to go up by eight (38-30) at the break, despite shooting just 39 percent overall and only 4-of-17 on 3-pointers. The Gators, meanwhile were dropping in 52 percent of their shots, but a whopping 17 turnovers hurt their chances of taking control of the game.
The second half was more of the same for Wooster as the Scots never heated up (they finished 27-of-67 -- 40 percent -- and just 6-of-30 on 3s), but did hit some big shots to extend the lead and send Allegheny home with a 9-12 overall record and 7-6 NCAC mark.
"I'm pleased our players were able to respond after the slow start," said Moore. "You must give our players credit for motivating themselves to overcome the slow start and accomplishing the job."
Steve Thompson hit two deep 3s to put a dagger in the Gators, and when he added two foul shots at the 2:28 mark, Ness threw in the towel.
"For 30 minutes we were hanging around and hanging around," said Ness, "but in the last 10 minutes their defense stepped it up. They got a couple of stops, made a couple of hoops, and with five minutes to go it was 12 (points).
"Then we had three empty trips, they hit a couple of hoops and then there wasn't enough clock left."
Thompson led the Scots with 17 points, getting 15 of them in the second half. Freshman Bryan Nelson recorded his seventh straight double-double with 15 points (13 in the first half) and 13 rebounds, while Carlisle and Antwyan Reynolds (10 points, six assists) also finished in double figures.
For the Gators, Delsandro scored a game-high 18 points, while Ryan Meerstein, playing for Allegheny's second-leading scorer, Kevin McGarrah, back in Meadville in the hospital with an infection in his ankle, added 10 points.
SCOT NOTES -- With Wednesday's win, coupled with Wabash's 16-point victory over Wittenberg, the Scots clinched a share of the NCAC regular season title. Wooster, now 19-2 overall and 13-0 in the NCAC, can win the regular season title outright Saturday at Ohio Wesleyan (3 p.m. start). Should Wooster win Saturday, the Scots would become the first NCAC team to win three straight outright conference titles.
The Scots are ranked No. 4 in the country in the latest Div. III poll.
Wooster suffered one of its worst shooting nights from the outside Wednesday, with conference leader Ryan Snyder missing all six of his attempts and the rest of the team combining to can just 6-of-24 tries.
Wooster High grad Scott Cooper scored five points off the bench for the Gators, getting all his points in a 55-second span of the second half.
The Scots' 82 points Wednesday marked the 14th time in 21 games this year Wooster has scored 79 points or more in a game, including the last 10 contests in a row.


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I believe a belly band type holster will be needed...I hear those hospital gowns don't have squat for belt loops!!
Best of luck to you!!
This is a discussion on Going "under" tomorrow - prayers appreciated. within the Bob & Terry's Place forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Prayers sent....
I believe a belly band type holster will be needed...I hear those hospital gowns don't have squat for belt loops!!
Best of luck to you!!
god takes care of his children and he will be by your side
Prayers on the way
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God never gives you more then you can handle....Prayers on the way for you...Belly Band should work under the gown
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Prayers sent for a good outcome and a speedy recovery.
Prayers sent for you.
We will be much better off when we learn to deal with things as they really are, instead of how we wish them to be!
Y'all are too much! This is where I went right after my father passed and where I first went when my mom had a heart attack. Not to hard to figure out why.
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left." Eccl. 10:2
Best wishes for a speedy recovery and get back on the range soon......
I think I heard Gunney saying "Here this, numnuts, you've got two days light duty to get your ticker cleaned - be back here after that and report for duty or I'll be cleanin' your clock!!"
Good luck, God speed, and we'll expect you back soon
BREAK A LEG. You'll do fine.
Don't allow thoughts of Human Mortality to change your personality too much. We like you the way you are.
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Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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No more flavored coffee creamers,no more Baking/cooking desserts,Gonna start sticking to a somewhat strict meal plan,so I can reverse the possibility of developing Diabetes which is something I never thought I would be a candidate for.I guess I'm not in as good a shape as I thought I was.But as long as I am willing to change,then I can achieve my objective,as soon as I figure out what that is I will "tweet" it or sumpin
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You are in my thoughts. If you are having an Angiogram, it is a very strange experience when they release the dye. The balloon is no big deal either, but obviously the stent or by-pass options are more significant. I am not down-playing any of the issues, and wish you luck, but they are routine procedures in this day and age. As you say though, there is always that risk. You'll do great!!!!!! You are smart to have gone to the Doctor - Gold Star for that!!!!!!! We'll see you posting in a day or two!
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What a header from the Arsenal man? France has raced into a 2-0 lead in the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador. The World Cup Group E game was 17 minutes old when Giroud planted his header home from a corner.
Just as the game was kicking off again, Blaise Matuidi ran down the left wing and scored a beautiful goal to make it 2-0.
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I'm excited to know that the Public Service Commission unanimously denied the rate increase application by the Utilities Soviets of South Carolina. So if you live on these streets, at least your escalated rates won't go up for now: Acorn Drive, Altamont Court, Arcadia Drive, Bamboo Drive, Bayshore Lane, Brown Road, Bryson Road, Clearview Drive, Club Drive Drive, Crestwood Drive, Cretewood, Driftwood Drive, Edgewater Drive, June Way, Kings Court, Lakewood Drive, Marty Court, Meeting Street, Mountain View Place, Oakwood Estates, Old Shoals Drive, Olivarri Drive, Penniger Drive, Penniger Drive, Pine Top Circle, Red Oak Drive, Shannon Drive, Town Creek Trail, Twin Lakes Circle, Twin lakes Court, Twin Lakes Drive, Twin Lakes Drive, Wallwood Drive, Walnut Way, Wellwood Drive, Whisper Lane, Wilderness Lane, Wilson Road, Windwood Drive, Woodlake Road, Woodoak Drive, Yates Circle
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On Wednesday night, we had a public hearing for a water rate increase for a few hundred of my constituents. My remarks obviously irritated one of the high dollar attorneys for the utilities company. She insisted my statement contained unsubstantiated claims. I guess that's what they pay these high-class lawyers to do. Here's the letter I read to the PSC:
November 7, 2007
G. O'Neal Hamilton, Chairman
South Carolina of Public Service Commission
101 Executive Center Dr., Suite 100
Columbia, SC 29210
Re: Docket 2007-286-WS
Dear Public Service Commissioners:
Thank you very much for having a public hearing in Anderson concerning the rate increase proposal by the Utilities Services of South Carolina. I have a number of constituents with documents verifying less than average water pressure, low quality customer service and water quality issues.
There is also a comparison of neighboring water companies charging rates already less than those of the USSC. I am sure the USSC will give you several reasons to justify these rate increases. For whatever these reasons may be, I would think the neighboring water companies have similar circumstances yet the neighboring customers seem to get fairer treatment. Simply put, these customers should not be subject to funding the mismanagement practices of USSC. It is not their problem. I would like to encourage the members of the Public Services Commission to take great efforts to examine the issues raised by my constituents.
I am a retail pharmacist. In my profession, an unsatisfied customer can simply choose to shop at a different drug store in town. Utilities customers do not have an option, therefore we ask you, the Public Service Commission, to intervene and protect these working families. They simply cannot afford an unfair price increase for an essential need such as water.
With warmest personal regards, I remain
Kevin L. Bryant
South Carolina Senate District 3


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Home > News & Events > News > Alumni Stories > Margita Thompson MPP 1996: Driving Unexpected Conversations
During her undergraduate days at the University of California, Berkeley, Margita Thompson would sometimes wear a Republican Party T-shirt to her job at the Chicano Studies Library. "At first people would give me a suspicious look, as if to say...'What is she doing here?'"she recalls with a laugh. "I like driving unexpected conversations."
Two decades later, Thompson, MPP 1996, has made a career of driving unexpected conversations. Currently Vice President of Corporate Communications for Health Net, Inc., one of the nation's largest publicly traded managed health care companies, she has also worked in government, the media, trade associations, and public relations. In every field she has noticed a common denominator. "The people who have successful careers are the people who can have conversations across the aisle," she says.
The Harvard Kennedy School proved an excellent training ground in this respect. "It was a fabulous education for a communicator – being able to defend your point of view without alienating your friends," she says. "At the Kennedy School, I learned a deep and abiding respect for people who share the same passion for public policy, even if they want to go about it a different way."
After graduation, she spent three years in public relations and the high-tech sector before joining the Bush campaign as California press secretary, serving as the principal contact for all California-based and Spanish-language media. She went on to work at the White House in the Office of the Vice President as press secretary to Lynne Cheney.
Having proven her ability to drive conversations inside the Beltway, she landed a job as political producer for Larry King Live. Her credibility across the spectrum helped the show secure guests from First Lady Laura Bush to former Vice President Al Gore.
When Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California in a special recall election in the fall of 2003, Thompson returned home to serve as his press secretary. She left at the end of his first term to join Health Net just as the health care debate was heating up in California. "You can be involved in so many ways with public policy, especially now, as issues that used to be on the business page are moving to the front page," she says.
She likens her ability to move between professional worlds to being bicultural. "I am proud of being Latina. While people understand the whole notion of being bilingual, there's a deeper element that goes to being bicultural. Being bicultural, you don't just have to understand ethnicities – it includes corporate cultures, or national cultures, or even partisan cultures," she says. "One of the things the Kennedy School does is that it prepares you to drive change, and act in a way that can resonate anywhere in the world."
Margita Thompson leads a press conference in her role as press secretary to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 .
"One of the things the Kennedy School does is that it prepares you to drive change, and act in a way that can resonate anywhere in the world."
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Thompson (right) greets the Tibetan religious leader, the Dalai Lama, in 2006 in the company of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Charlotte Schultz, Chief of Protocol for the State of California.


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Well, we were originally writing about the SKS, so let's limit ourselves for the moment to the 7.62x39mm round.
In its case, it presents a relatively heavy bullet that's travelling relatively slowly (all relative to the 55-grain .223), and it definitely will penetrate more than two layers of drywall. Thus it is inappropriate for use within an occupied dwelling.
Note, please, that at no time was I discussing the AR-series of rifles or their ammunition. That was someone else's addition.
Note to skullfr:
"Battle rifle" is no description of the SKS.
The ultimate "battle rifle" might've been the SMLE, if one were to judge from its conditions of use.
In order to qualify as an infantryman, the British soldier armed with the SMLE had to fire as many shots as possible in one minute, on the silhouette of a man's head and shoulders that was 300 yards away, and make at least 15 good hits.
It takes a real battle rifle, to do that.
(Try it, some time—even with a scoped semi-auto.)


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Indiana Town Embroiled in Cross Controversy
A small Indiana town may have to remove a super-sized cross anchored on public property after a someone filed a complaint with Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
The Dugger Town Council voted unanimously to move the 26-foot tall cross to avoid a possible lawsuit. Americans United sent a letter to town officials explaining that the cross had to be moved because it was an unlawful government endorsement of Christianity.
The cross, emblazoned with the words "Jesus Saves" is located on public property along Highway 54 near the high school baseball field. It was built by two men who are members of Faith Community Church.
Pastor Shawn Farris said the demands from Americans United are "horrible."
"Religious freedom is being attacked," he told Fox News. "I think it's the minority coming against the majority."
Farris said he was alerted Monday evening of the council's decision to have the church relocate the cross.
"They said they really didn't want to do it but they were afraid of the legal fight and wouldn't be able to afford the fight," he said.
Word of American United's attack has sparked outrage across the state. Farris said they've been overwhelmed with calls from churches offering to help.
Dozens of citizens have been gathering around the base of the cross to pray and worship — hoping that a miracle might save what has become a landmark in this small community.
"I am not afraid of (the activist group)," resident Vicki Figg told the Greene County Daily World. "We may not have the funds to hire an attorney, but the people of Dugger are represented by a Higher Power and we will prevail. Our cross will stay where it is."
Raemi Bowne wondered if Americans United might demand the town remove its power poles — seeing how the utility poles are "cross-shaped."
"Some people just need something to complain about to hurt others," she said. "It's nonsense. Some people need to find Jesus — or something else to do with their time."
""It's a really bad situation where groups like this come and target not just small towns but Christianity and the message of Jesus Christ in general," Farris said.
The cross was constructed in 2010. The town board gave permission for the church to erect the cross on a patch of public ground.
"We wanted to put it up on the highway so more people could see it," Farris said. "Jesus — the cross is a symbol of hope. He is the one we can turn to when we have problems. He's the answer to every problem that we have in this world – especially as we see our country falling apart and the biblical foundation crumbling."
Several religious liberty groups have offered to help the church fight Americans United — but if they lose – Farris said they'll have a big problem on their hands — how to move it.
The cross is built out of cast iron and solid steel. It's bolted to a foundation of six yards of concrete.
Farris said whether the cross stays or has to be moved is not the point.
"I hope they realize that God is still in control," he said. "No matter what, I believe God will provide a place for the cross."
But the pastor also believes there's a lesson for the nation to learn from the giant cross in the small town of Dugger.
He said it's proof that Christianity is under attack.
"We have no animosity, we have no hatred towards the people who called this group," he said. "It's an attack on Christianity from the enemy of Christianity — and that's Satan himself."
Americans United gave the town 30 days to respond to their letter.
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It might not be the first time American guitarist and reformed wild man Slash has visited Australia, but this time he plans to remember it.
Slash is here with US hard rock 'supergroup' Velvet Revolver on their first Australian tour since forming in 2002.
The band, a conglomeration of other bands' members, released their debut album Contraband last year.
Unlike his visit as a member of Guns N' Roses in 1993, Slash hopes to take away memories of the band's shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth.
"My first time in Australia and New Zealand was a little bit hazy," Slash told AAP ahead of Velvet Revolver's Brisbane show.
"We rediscovered hardcore partying in Australia.
"We'd been in Japan for 10 days and there was just nothing around, but we got to Australia but we found it was just a total party town, so I remember very little of my first Australia trip."
Joining Slash in the new group are two other former Guns N'Roses members, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum, but he says the Gunners' wild and often troubled days are in the past and the focus is on the music.
"Some of the hard stuff we used to do back in the day, we just burned out on that," he said.
"I mean you can only wake up in the hospital so many times before finally you are just like 'someone is obviously looking after me and if I keep taking these chances it probably is not going to work next time'.
"A couple of us still go out and have a drink and do that kind of thing, we're probably a little bit more normal but still normal to us is a far extreme from what normal people call normal."
Also involved in Velvet Revolver is another high-profile, troubled musician in former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland and guitarist Dave Kushner who has played with a string of US bands such as Wasted Youth.
The popularity of Guns N' Roses and Stone Temple Pilots had given the new band so many opportunities but Slash said it has also given them the unwanted tag of "supergroup".
"We hate that," Slash said.
"A supergroup in my mind is put together for corporate reasons or for one time projects to get a bunch of names together to sell a lot of records - basically a premeditated greed is what you would call a supergroup."
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I thought of a new way to really piss off tailgaters.
I was doing 65 in a 50mph construction zone on the highway yesterday and this black woman was so close to my bumper I couldn't see her head lights. Hitting my brakes would only deter her for a few moments then she would get right back on my bumper. Then an idea came to me, hold the windshield washer squirters on. My Honda shoots that stuff out like a fire hose and after about 10 seconds she had to turn her wipers on and after 20 she dropped back to stay out of the spray, and she stayed back there. Thought I would share with you guys.
even better, put oil in your washer reservoir, that'll really slow them down.
I just slow down.......
and let them go around, then they are somebody elses problem. Sure it pisses them off but now I don't have to look at them and they arn't trying to push me anymore. I do the speed limit or a little better but don't play in traffic with the ideots that are out there. Some of these people are to stupid to continue to live with the rest of us and they kill them selves and other's too. You go ahead and squirt water at them and I'll let them pass, really pisses them off to have to slow down to stay off my bumper anyway.
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yup, I do that too, doubly good since I have front and back washers on my jeep. My favorite is when somebody comes up behind me and rides me with their brights on. Use the electric side mirrors to turn flat to the reflection angle and bounce it right back at them.
Heres two I learned while driving for a local courier service,if you need over into another lane,as if getting on a ramp or something like that,find a nice new car and start to merge just a little,for the most part they will slow and allow you in.I did not really do that too often as it was a little easier to use a signal,but there a alot of a-holes here.Another good one that i still use is this,iuf someone in another vehicle is mad at you for whatever the reason,they start screaming like a lunatic and shaking their fist,simply SMILE and WAVE to them.Not the one finger salute,just a friendly hello wave.It wlii drive them nuts.
I ran the windshield squirter hose into a hole in my aircleaner, filled the washer resevoir with tranny fluid. when you have a tail gatter, hit the washer button, squirt the tranny fluid into the carb, youll fog em so bad theyll hate you.
Another good use for the washer fluid resvoir, .... (this was very useful @ the drive-in movies)clean it out really good & run the hose inside the car. fill the jud with your favorite liqour, rum, whisky, brand etc. Go to the consession stand & get your sodas, drink or dump off the required amount, top off by inserting hose in your movie drink cup & push the button. its like a bar in the glove box
It was a construction zone, only one lane was open so couldn't let her around me. The trans fluid idea is a good one, but I don't know if I would drink anything that passed through something that been holding chemicals for however many years.
ahh hell....how many chemicals are in what we are drinking LOL,
I like that idea 'bout the trans fluid. I'd use some seafoam fuel treatment and knock off some crap on the valves and pistons at the same time.
Kill two birds with one stone.
GJ, why did you not just slow to the speed limit and let her stew a bit? I will gladley let anyone by that wants to go faster than I, but there are a couple of places I do not exceed the limit, active construction and school zones. I never have a beef with anyone driving the speed limit but don't try to be a traffice enforcer by driving below the limit and speed up when I attempt to pass!!
I gotta try that one. What I do to REALLY P|SS people off is on my trashed Mustang(god rest her soul) I had Air craft landing lights where my fog lights should have been, 1.7 million candle power. I would let them pass me then ride there ***** flicking them off and on off and on. After abput 10 seconds of this they either rip there mirror off or slow down to piss you off then you speed up ahead of them and they won't ride your *** anymore. If they do.. simply do it again. I got pulled over once when a cop saw me doing it and I told him exactly what I was doing. He sayed next time don't get caught and let me on my way.
You are all very lucky, brave, got nothing to lose, don't care what may happen to you or maybe you have just never heard of ROAD RAGE. Here in Texas, there have been several cases where the perpetrator was followed home or to where they were going and either fought with or killed the other driver. I don't know about you but I value my life so I just do the speed limit. I do however, turn my caution lights on to remind them that they are following too close for safe motoring. Most of the time they will back off, on the other hand however some think they own the roadway.
Doing the speed limit is good for you don't get speeding tickets which cost you money that could be spent on your project. I don't the laws in your state but in Texas if you are caught speeding in a construction area the fines are double. By the time you calculate the cost of the ticket including time off from work, the fine, court cost and parking, it can be quite costly.
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LOL huckster, Did you know that there are more guns in canada per person then in the US. If canada had the exact poulation as the us we would out number your fire arms by 6 to 1. But we don't shoot at each other up here in the cold, we just use the guns to fend of the polar bears from getting in our garbage and to shoot our empty bear cans that we perch on top of our neighbors igloo's. Scares the crap out of the penguins.
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The camp, for players currently in high school, will include a Saturday (Sept. 17) session on fielding, throwing, catching, base running, and hitting, as well as a Sunday (Sept. 18) session on the battery (pitching and catching) positions. The cost for Saturday will be $50, Sunday will be $40, and if an individual wants to attend both days, it will be $80.
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Is Jennifer Lopez Rushing Into Another Serious Relationship?
Does J-Lo get into relationships to quickly? Her manager Benny Madina seems to think so. We have all watched Jennifer Go through many marriages and divorces through the years. Maybe she is just like the rest of us. It's just that we don't have our love lives plastered on the cover of People magazine. HE would like to see her take a little break from love and find the right love. In a recent interview with Vogue, Medina stated "
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Josh Harrison is quickly evolving into one of my favorite Pirates prospects. Every time I see him, he is spraying line drives all over the field. Think Jose Tabata or Freddy Sanchez. His poor power numbers match his diminutive size, but he has surprisingly solid pop. Last night, he homered over the left field bleachers, up on to the grassy knoll. For anyone who has not been to Blair County Ballpark, that easily is a legitimate hom...
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1 : the lair of a wild usually predatory animal
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Middle English, from Old English denn; akin to Old English denu valley, Old High German tenni threshing floor
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Effect of Weight and Insulin Sensitivity on Reproductive Function in PCOS (PULSE)
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Did Lindsay Lohan Flood Harry Morton's Condo on Purpose?
Lindsay's saying no of course. Apparently, Lindsay's condo is right above Harry's, and there was a little flooding problem that caused $150,000 worth of damage to Morton's condo.
Security staff at the posh complex claim they gained entry to Lohan's vacant apartment last month after Morton reported the flood – and found "water overflowing in the bathtub."
In his report, the security officer wrote, "It seems that they left the faucet on. I turned it off."
But the incident report has left Lohan baffled because she claims she was in New York when the flood took place, even though video footage suggests the actress/singer was partying in Los Angeles on the night in question.
A spokeswoman for Lohan tells TMZ.com, "We're very suspicious."
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Stop Waiting – Prince Charming Doesn't Exist!
Life sucks. You're poor and toil every day, cleaning behind your evil stepmother (or boss). And one day the gorgeous, perfect, dashing and brave Prince Charming swoops in and rescues you from your awful life. A silly fantasy but I'm sure we've all daydreamed about that at one point or another during our childhood (I blame Disney!).
We outgrow these illusions as we mature into adulthood, right? Maybe some of us do but there are many who, at some level, never really do. These poor gals are still waiting for the soul mate who will swoop in and take away their loneliness, heal their emotional wounds, and boost their self-esteem as well as their wallets. Well, girls, it hurts me to ruin the lovely fairy tale that runs your life but Prince Charming does NOT exist!
There is no such thing as the perfect man or the perfect ONE who fits into our lives perfectly. Men are just as flawed and dysfunctional as we are. If you're not happy with your life, don't mutter to yourself, "Everything will be better if I could just find HIM…" It's not gonna happen!
If life sucks, you have to be the one to make it better or at least more bearable. You can't wait for a man to be your saviour. No normal person wants to play that role, at least not forever. The concept may be romantic for some at first but eventually it would get too exhausting to watch over such an insecure woman.
Think about it this way. Pretend you're Princess Charming coming in to save your "dream man" from himself. If you're the nurturing type, that may be appealing. But now picture doing all of this work for 20 more years. Get the picture yet?
So, ladies. Whenever you find yourself humming "Someday My Prince Will Come" let the little girl in you daydream a bit but then pinch yourself so you can wake back up to reality.


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Soon after I wrote my post announcing the Colorado Cocktail Contest, I heard from Rob Masters, president of the Colorado Distillers Guild, who wanted the CDG to get involved. Since that group represents the companies making alcohol in Colorado, the partnership made perfect sense, so we added the CDG to the team. And then we stirred things up even more, partnering with the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.
During a brainstorming session over drinks (what else?) at the Squeaky Bean, the Colorado Cocktail contest quickly turned into the Colorado Cocktail Project. The goal of the project will be to showcase the artistry of both mixology and craft distilling -- and to create the Colorado Cocktail, of course.
We'll have a kickoff event in February at the MCA (date TBA), where Colorado distillers will showcase their spirits for Colorado bartenders, who can then choose the spirits they'd like to feature in their own Colorado Cocktail. And a few months after that kickoff party, the museum will host a several-day celebration of cocktails in Colorado. We're still working out all the details, but can promise it will be educational, delicious...and a lot of fun to boot.
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This year Winneshiek County 4-H was pleased to offer 16 scholarships to Winneshiek County 4-H/FFA members. These members were announced during the 2012 Winneshiek County 4-H/FFA Livestock Auction on July 14th. Recipients submitted an application and were chosen to participate in an interview. Based on their character, academics, and service to the community these young adults have been awarded a Winneshiek County 4-H/FFA Scholarship to be used towards college expenses.
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repairing electrical outlets in old Plaster lath walls
I have long contemplated repairing the electrical outlets in the walls of a house that was built in 1914, (nothing wrong with Electric) just the plaster/lath walls around the outlets, have weakened and need re-enforced, have seen some videos, (most have to do with drywall repair), but looking for advise on repairing plaster/lath walls then placing electrical outlet back in same area,, any advise/help would greatly appriciated:thumbsup:
What sort of lath material do you have? If it's a wood lath,the keys have probably broken off. Open the area effected with the least traumatic tool you have. An electric grinder and a shop vac are my choices. Remove all the loose plaster and get donw to the wood. Buy a bag of Structolite for the base(scratch) coat. Apply it so it's about an 1/8" or so below the wall plane. When it's dry, apply a white plaster topcoat and get it as even as you can. You're not sanding plaster.
what I'm planning on doing is taking out a piece of plaster/lath, from stud to stud then replacing with dry wall the lath is probaby 1" by 1/8th thick
i rewired my old house completely which has wood lath and plaster.
when needed, i found on average a piece of 3/8" drywall planed in perfectly with the finished plaster when installed over the lath.
so if the area around your receptacles is all chewed up, i would say to either use "durabond" compound and fill in the horror, or if it's really bad and bigger than say 1/2", you can peel off some plaster, and PL/liquid nails a piece of 3/8" rock right on over the lath. then just tape/compound per usual. maybe one or two drywall screws to hold it until the glue cures, or tape, even. worked like a charm in my place.
i used a jigsaw to cut out the holes for new boxes, and in a few cases broke the upper or lower piece of lath. if this is the case, just open up to next sound piece of lath. you can use the "old work" plastic receptacles and clamp them right onto the lath/drywall.
or replace the lath if really needed.
any of the above methods will get you there, depending on how bad things are.
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Keeping her locks in tip top shape, Ashley Tisdale made a trip to the Andy Lecompte Salon in Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday (February 11).
Looking edgy chic, the former "High School Musical" star sported black leather pants, a matching jacket and leopard print shoes as she avoided the nearby shutterbugs.
Getting a bit of a boost for the start of her week, Ashley Tisdale stopped at Ed's Coffee Shop in West Hollywood on Monday (February 10).
The "Scary Movie 5" star layered up in a black jacket, gray hoodie, blakc pants, and black Uggs as she headed back outside.
Enjoying a day of self-pampering in West Hollywood, Ashley Tisdale swung by Andy LeCompte Salon in order to touch up her lavish locks.
Stepping out with a smile, the 28-year-old wore a cute gray overcoat, loose-fitting tee and black torn skinnies, showcasing her beautiful flowing highlights.
Treating herself to some retail therapy, Ashley Tisdale stepped out in Los Angeles on Tuesday (February 4).
The "High School Musical" babe donned a black blazer and shoes with a striped top as she made her way back to her vehicle.
Beating the humpday slump with a romantic date, Ashley Tisdale and Christopher French showed up at Craig's Restaurant in West Hollywood last night (January 29).
The "Hellcats" hottie and her handsome rocker fiancé ducked out of the private exit but unfortunately still had to deal with shutterbugs as they hopped in their car and sped off.
Stepping out for some promotional fun, Zac Efron showed up at the Los Angeles premiere of "That Awkward Moment" last night (January 27).
Including the face of one of her style icons in her outfit, Ashley Tisdale had a business breakfast at Toast in West Hollywood on Tuesday (January 21).
The "High School Musical" star wore a light leather jacket, white T-shirt with Kate Moss on it, and gray skinnies as she left her outing with fashion blogger Julie Sarinana.
The couple that sweats together gets together, and Ashley Tisdale and Christopher French enjoyed a workout session with their personal trainer in West Hollywood on Wednesday (January 15).
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Having lost 2 cats to the outdoors, my first impulse is to tell you to keep her in, but I know it's VERY difficult to retrain her to be an inside cat. As far as baths, I can honestly say that I don't bathe mine. All 3 are very good groomers. I don't notice any smell and I try to remove mats as soon as I find them. Since she is short-haired, buy a soft brush and a comb and brush her as often as she will allow, Make sure she's vetted and treated monthly with flea drops from your vet. Watch her coat/skin for any redness or other flare-ups. Some people believe that cats need frequent bathing, and if they tolerate it, I guess it's OK. Outdoor kitties rely a lot on their scent (or lack of it) to keep them safe outside, so she may not appreciate going outdoors smelling like shampoo or soap 8o)
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The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are about to require that trucks meet EPA standards, cutting 50% of their diesel pollution overnight. But drivers that make 30,000 a year will have to buy new trucks and they'll also be subject to criminal background checks. After October 1, there may not be enough drivers to handle 15 million cargo containers a year—half of all America's imports.
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"Brian Williams throws it up at the buzzer! Good! Let's see if it counts. Brian Williams, falling backwards, threw up the missed shot and it went in! Let's see if it got in before the buzzer went off. And they count it! They count it! Tennessee wins! Brian Williams shot at the buzzer wins it for the Volunteers as Tennessee takes it tonight over the Georgia Bulldogs on the road 59-57!"
The Voice of the Vols, Bob Kesling, probably never imagined he would be making the above call on that January night in Athens, Ga. Not for Brian Williams, anyways. Those calls are generally reserved for the Kobe Bryant's and Dirk Nowitzki's of the world, both of which have made a living off of them in the NBA. Fitting then, that the lighthearted Williams compared himself to both after draining the game-winning buzzer-beater to lift the Vols to their first SEC road win in 2010-11.
"I have a different game playing around than I do in a game," Williams said. "People think I can't shoot but I really do hit them a lot. The way that I hit it, I fade it away and land on the floor is Kobe-esque with Dirk-like footwork. That's what I compare myself to."
While Bryant and Nowitzki have been featured plenty in SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays, Williams' ability to replicate the `fade' and the `footwork' landed him atop the most prestigious countdown in daily sports television for the first time.
"I don't know how many Tennessee players have been on the Top 10 or number one for that matter. That should be number one probably for the whole year," Williams said with a smile.
Although the moment placed him in the spotlight, providing him with `more texts than he'd ever received in his life' and `around 1,000 more Facebook friends,' the Bronx, N.Y., product was more focused on what the shot meant for his team.
"It not only helped my confidence but it helped the teams'," Williams said. "Losing three out of our first four in the SEC would've been tough. To beat Georgia there in that kind of way with me hitting the shot, that was special."
Williams has displayed that team-first attitude throughout his career, especially as a senior leader. After starting 14 of the Vols' first 15 games, Williams was moved to the bench in a move to increase the second units' productivity. While some would've struggled with the change in role, the 6-foot-10 center took it in stride and embraced it.
"I'm just glad it's been working for our team," Williams said. "I've been playing better number-wise obviously off the bench than I was starting so it's beneficial for the team. I get to see what the game is looking like.
"With that second unit, I'm more of an offensive focus and it helps to get a quick bucket. Any big man will tell you if you get a bucket early, it makes things easier throughout the game. With that first group, we have firepower coming from everywhere. I'm getting the same minutes so it doesn't really matter to me if I start or come off the bench."
Williams' experience adds a dimension to the bench that it didn't previously have.
"The second group has a couple games under their belt but they're not like the first group," Williams said. "They haven't been places where our veterans have been. If I can win SEC Sixth Man of the Year, that's something I could be proud of."
While his buzzer-beater went under official review to confirm that it counted, no one will be able to debate that Williams will have plenty to be proud of when he leaves Tennessee, regardless of whether he adds any hardware to his trophy case or not.