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Emeritus Luncheon in Chicago
Date:Monday, June 5, 2006 (All day)
The annual Emeritus Luncheon for all graduates of the Law School from 1922-1966 will feature Professor Albert Alschuler discussing "The Mail Fraud and RICO Racket: Thoughts on the Trial of George Ryan."
The Emeritus Luncheon will be held at the University Club of Chicago, 76 East Monroe Street in Chicago. A reception will begin at 11:30am and lunch will be served at 12noon. There is no charge for this event. RSVP to Sharon Knowles at (773) 702-9486 or firstname.lastname@example.com by May 29.


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Miracle Valley Vineyards & Casanel Vineyards Wine TastingTuesday, January 18th, 2011
On February 3 at 5:30 come sample some fabulous Virginia wines at our monthly Free Wine Tasting! This month's tasting is co-hosted by Miracle Valley Vineyards and Casanel Vineyards. We'll be sampling Casanel Vineyards Viognier and Norton along with Miracle Valley Vineyards' Cabernet Franc and Symphony – a red dessert wine which will be accompanied by chocolate samples, hand made on site by Chesapeake Chocolates. All of this just in time for Valentine's Day. Substantial discounts given for purchasing or ordering these wines at the tasting. Surprise door prize. Plenty of Free parking.
February 3, 2011
Where: Lake Anne Florist, Virginia Wine & Gourmet
11426 Washington Plaza West Lake Anne Center
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Phone: 703-437-8686
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Publication Acceptance Date: 10/19/2005
Publication Date: 10/19/2005
Citation: Stevenson, D.G., Inglett, G.E. 2005. Functional oat hydrocolloid ingredients developed commercially [abstract]. Worldnutra: International Conference and Exhibition. Paper No. 427. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Public concern to improve diet to lessen the incidence of obesity and diseases such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, and cancer has created opportunities for the development of functional oat-based ingredients. The health and nutritional benefits of oat-soluble fiber make oats an excellent starting material. Milled oat products such as oatmeal, flakes, and flour are commonly used commercially. Other functional ingredients were generally unknown until the commercial manufacture of Oatrim. Oatrim was a pioneering fat-replacer, prepared by alpha-amylase conversion of oat flour starch to maltodextrins without destroying the soluble fiber content. Recently the FDA approved a heart-healthy label claim for Oatrim. Prior to Oatrim's FDA approval, Nutrim was developed as another functional oat ingredient for heart-healthy foods. Nutrim is a hydrocolloid prepared from oat bran without amylolytic action, enabling FDA approval for a heart-healthy claim on food labels. Another fat-replacer functional ingredient, Z-Trim, was developed from oat hulls and was useful in reducing fat and calories in foods. Oatrim, Nutrim, and Z-Trim are three patented technologies licensed to industrial organizations that are marketing these functional oat ingredients. New oat hydrocolloidal ingredients have been developed and will be discussed.


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Critical Infrastructure Protection:
Improving Information Sharing with Infrastructure Sectors
GAO-04-780: Published: Jul 9, 2004. Publicly Released: Jul 27, 2004.
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Critical infrastructure protection (CIP) activities called for in federal policy and law are intended to enhance the security of the public and private infrastructures that are essential to our nation's security, economic security, and public health and safety. Effective information-sharing partnerships between industry sectors and government can contribute to CIP efforts. Federal policy has encouraged the voluntary creation of information sharing and analysis centers (ISAC) to facilitate infrastructure sector participation in CIP information sharing efforts. GAO was asked to identify actions that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could take to improve the effectiveness of CIP information-sharing efforts.
Federal awareness of the importance of securing the nation's critical infrastructures--and the federal government's strategy to encourage cooperative efforts among state and local governments and the private sector to protect these infrastructures--have been evolving since the mid-1990s. Federal policy continues to emphasize the importance of the ISACs and their information-sharing functions. In addition, federal policy established specific responsibilities for DHS and other federal agencies involved with the CIP sectors. The ISACs have identified challenges requiring further federal action, including building trusted relationships; developing processes to facilitate information sharing; overcoming barriers to information sharing; clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the various government and private-sector entities that are involved in protecting critical infrastructures; and funding ISAC operations and activities. A lthough DHS has taken a number of actions to implement the public/private partnership called for by federal CIP policy, it has not yet developed a plan that describes how it will carry out its information-sharing responsibilities and relationships. Such a plan could encourage improved information sharing among the ISACs, other CIP entities, and the department by clarifying the roles and responsibilities of all the entities involved and clearly articulating actions to address the challenges that remain. DHS officials indicated that they intend to develop an information-sharing plan, but no specific time frame for completing the plan has been established. The department also lacks policies and procedures to ensure effective coordination and sharing of ISAC-provided information among the appropriate components within the department. Developing policies and procedures would help ensure that information is effectively and efficiently shared among its components and with other government and private-sector CIP entities.
Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: In the 2006 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), DHS outlined a clear description of the roles and responsibilities of the Department, the information sharing and analysis centers, the sector coordinators, and the sector-specific agencies and actions designed to address information-sharing challenges. Specifically, the NIPP detailed DHS' network approach to information sharing. The new method provides DHS with the ability to share information with government and private sector security partners both vertically and horizontally, as well as enhanced capability for decentralized decision-making and actions. The primary objective of the new approach to information sharing is to enhance situational awareness and maximize the ability of security partners at all levels to assess risks and execute risk-mitigation programs and activities. Under the network approach DHS' Network Operations Center (NOC), serves as the Nation's hub for domestic incident management operational coordination and situational awareness. The NOC is a standing 24/7 interagency organization fusing law enforcement, national intelligence, emergency response, and private sector reporting. The NOC facilitates homeland security information-sharing and operational coordination among DHS and the ISACs, the sector coordinators, and the sector-specific agencies and actions designed to address information-sharing challenges.
Recommendation: To help improve the effectiveness of DHS's information-sharing efforts with the ISACs and others, the Secretary of Homeland Security should direct officials within the Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (IAIP) Directorate to proceed with and establish milestones for the development of an information-sharing plan that includes (1) a clear description of the roles and responsibilities of DHS, the ISACs, the sector coordinators, and the sector-specific agencies and (2) actions designed to address information-sharing challenges. Efforts to develop this plan should include soliciting feedback from the ISACs, sector coordinators, and sector-specific agencies to help ensure that challenges identified by the ISACs and the ISAC Council are appropriately considered in the final plan.
Agency Affected: Department of Homeland Security: Directorate of Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: Consistent with our recommendation, DHS developed two policies for interacting with ISACs, sector coordinators, and sector-specific agencies and for coordination and information sharing within directorates and other DHS components that may interact with the ISACs, including TSA. The first policy, which was issued in February 2007, called for all DHS components to provide department directorates responsible for information analysis and infrastructure protection access to all potential terrorism, homeland security, law enforcement, and related information, including foreign intelligence information. Likewise, the policy also called for the directorates to share their potential terrorism and related information with the components. The second policy, which was issued in March 2007 and is referred to as the Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CI/KR) Information Sharing Environment policy, specified how DHS would share information with the critical infrastructure sectors. It stated that the National Infrastructure Coordination Center (NICC) would provide a centralized mechanism and processes for coordination and delivery of information between the government and the CI/KR sectors, ISACs, sector coordinators, and sector-specific agencies. The policy also stated that the NICC would serve as a DHS focal point for CI/KR suspicious activity, incident and status reporting. These policies should help DHS strengthen its information sharing within the department and between the department and the critical infrastructure sectors.
Recommendation: To help improve the effectiveness of DHS's information-sharing efforts with the ISACs and others, the Secretary of Homeland Security should direct officials within the IAIP Directorate to, considering the roles, responsibilities, and actions established in the information-sharing plan, develop appropriate DHS policies and procedures for interacting with ISACs, sector coordinators, and sector-specific agencies and for coordination and information sharing within the IAIP Directorate (such as the National Cyber Security Division and Infrastructure Coordination Division) and other DHS components that may interact with the ISACs, including TSA.
Agency Affected: Department of Homeland Security: Directorate of Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection
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their next Avadon game,
Avadon 2: The Corruption
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Here's the feature list again we posted last week when the
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Epic fantasy role-playing adventure in an enormous and unique world.
Five different character classes, with dozens of unique spells and abilities.
Uncover the fascinating histories of Avadon and the many lands of Lynaeus.
Many different endings. Will you be loyal to Avadon or switch sides and bring it down? The choice is yours!
Dozens of side quests, dungeons, and secrets to discover.
Hundreds of magical items to find. Use powerful crystals to make your artifacts even more powerful.
Huge adventure with lots of replay value. Experience with Avadon: The Black Fortress is entirely unnecessary to enjoy Avadon 2.
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Latest in Home Innovations Showcased in Alachua County
ALACHUA COUNTY- Spring time is home improvement time. On Sunday, some Alachua County residents spent the day looking for ideas to spruce up their abodes.
Twenty-eight homes from all around Alachua County were shown to dozens of visitors at the 2014 Parade of Homes. Members of the Builders Association of North Central Florida put the event together to showcase the newest building techniques and neighborhood designs. Housing experts say the parade helps stimulate Gainesville's housing market.
Howe Development Corp. Owner Leigh Anne Howe said, "Both of our parade houses for Howe development are under contract so that's a positive sign. Many of the, I know the Town of Tioga houses are under contract. You have to have product in order to sell it, so the Parade of Homes is a big deal for people to show what they can do and it also puts product on the market."
The Parade of Homes will continue next Saturday and Sunday from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
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Hi , I have started with profile on Microlancer ,so wanted to ask how where you experiences till now ,do you get customers and did you promote your Microlancer profile somewhere?
I had only 2 jobs since Microlancer was started, i guess noone needs photo retouching services and I still don't have minimum for payout…
I quit with Microlancer. The minimum prices are too low for custom work. 50$ for logo! ridiculous
I as a client opted to go to [ link would be removed if I added one ] old haunts to get services done. I just don't get the ethos behind Microlancer, I'm not keen on the business model.
I tried to submit a web development (wordpress) service on Microlancer using my personal Envato username (not this one). The review process is 5 days, but on my case I receive "soft-rejection" message after 13 days! Two weeks… OMG, Microlancer reviewer should be very very very busy…
I do not want to waste my time. So I quit also. ThemeForest is still better with Ivor and Kailoon. They are faster for reviewing our theme, I really love it…
i did 5 job so far,waiting for 3rd payout
Hey guys, yeah review times have been a bit longer than usual lately because of the launch of coding services – good news though: we're bringing on board another fulltime reviewer to help the queues move a bit quicker, he starts in around 2 weeks! We've seen massive growth over the past month or so – which is good but sorry things have been a bit slower lately!
@Jordan_M Bit offtopic but.. customer reviews/ratings are surprisingly missing from Microlancer. Any plans to add that or is that against your vision?
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@Jordan_M Bit offtopic but.. customer reviews/ratings are surprisingly missing from Microlancer. Any plans to add that or is that against your vision?
Customer ratings are there (we have a recommendation system – thumbs up/thumbs down), and written reviews, but not all customers are doing them :'( We're working on ways to encourage buyers to share more!
PS to see how reviews/ratings look on Microlancer, look at this service pagehttp://www.microlancer.com/explore/logo-design/2186-unique-creative-and-professional-logo-designs


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Ever wonder what you'd do if a psycho with a knife charged at you?
Or how you'd really handle a multiple adversary situation?
Interactive Gunfighting Tactics is the future of defensive/tactical training. This ground-breaking class was developed and is presented by the author of the best-selling books Tactical Advantage and Combative Perspective - Gabe Suarez. This course is Pure CQB Gunfighting Skills, and will connect what you do on the range with what you must do on the street to win a fight.
Typical marksmanship-based gun training leaves many questions unanswered. There is a great deal that you still don't know about street combat if all you've done is shoot paper targets of go an the typical "burglar hunt" in a shoot house. Learn what is missing in typical gun training courses and why its so important that you attend this class. Interactive Gunfighting is pure street reality featuring high intensity, short duration combat at close range against live human beings with modern force on force technology. It is specifically designed for the private citizen, and focuses on civilian street situations. Learn to defend against a single adversary bent on cutting you with a training knife, as well as against multiple adversaries suddenly drawing guns and firing at you. Learn what it takes to overcome home invaders, takeover robbers, hostage takers and active shooters! In today's environment, everyone has a need to know.
The training is open to ALL civilian students, and is the sort of class you can attend over and over again to maintain your edge!!. Fight-focused NOT Gun-focused !!
Tuition: $350.00
Duration: 2 days 9am-5pm
Ammunition: No Live Ammo Needed
Requirements: Airsoft Pistol*, Paintball Facemask, Long Sleeve Hooded Sweatshirt, Gloves,
Dates & Locations: February 18-19, 2006
Instructor(s): Gabe Suarez
Register: Through Suarez International
(Office) 928-776-4492
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Note: We will bring some Airsoft Training Guns for rental at the class, but if you have your own, please bring it with you. If you'd like to purchase one prior to the class, we can direct you to Atlanta Airsoft It is essential that you bring the safety gear we mentioned. We can loan you a facemask while you are at the class, but you must bring a hooded sweatshirt and gloves. A t-shirt is not sufficient.
What our graduates say:
"Gabe has progressed the Interactive Gunfighting Course to a whole other level. This is not your usual room clearing tactics course. This is absolutely cutting edge training. I knew that this course was going to be better than my last course (that was an excellent class) but I had no idea how much better the course could actually be. Gabe took it in directions that I had not even considered.
For those of you that have thought about it, You have to do it! We had guys come from as far away as L.A. Wyoming, Washington, and Ohio. This course is going to continue to progress and become more and more popular as time goes by, without a doubt!"
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"Gabe, this class was outf***standing! Your hard work paid off in spades. I am very humbled to have been able to participate. Neil Armstrong once reportedly said, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." I'm afraid "The Next Step" doesn't even begin to cut it with regards to Interactive Gunfighting. Next giant leap for gunfighting training springs to mind.
Thanks once again. Anyone else out there... put Interactive Gunfighting at the top of your must-have list of classes."
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Cadillac STS Forum - 2005 through 2012 Discussion, Gs400 Vs 2005 Sts in Past Cadillac Vehicle Discussion; The Lexus probably holds its value better than any Cadillac. However, I usually don't let that stop me....
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Re: Gs400 Vs 2005 Sts
The Lexus probably holds its value better than any Cadillac. However, I usually don't let that stop me.
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GS's are a dime a dozen... Anyone without bad credit and a pay check from McDonalds has one.If this site has helped you save money, please consider helping it continue to do so. Click here for information!
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and anyone with bad credit, er GOOD and a McDonald's check can't loan a 2005 STS?
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The performance numbers are admittedly close between these two.
The STS is clearly the winner in design. Lexus' are very bland looking to me and blend into much of what is on the road. No one will mistake the STS for anything but a Cadillac. Even the interior seems uninspiring in the GS. I would be hard pressed to part with that kind of money for a car that is 'just more of the same'.
If you want performance from your luxury car, I would suggest holding out until next summer when the V version of the STS comes out. No Lexus in the world will be able to touch that one.
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You should know better than to ask Cadillac people wheter Lexus or Cadillac is better . You should wait for the AWD if your driving in the winter,otherwise good tires and the cars limited slip differential will keep you on the road in rain, oh and trac control and stabilitrack. Some people like me put their good cars away fro winter.
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too late I already got my 05 sts
no all wheel drive.
Ill drive my DENALI in the snow I guess.
Hate to say it guys, but the LEXUS does have some notable better qualities.
Its not even something I could describe in words very well.
My lexus was just smoother, quieter on acceleration. I can hear/feel the STS shifting. My GS seemed like it looked, ROUND and smooth.
I think I like the STS better though. but not for drive quality The STS
is rough around the edges compared to my GS I traded in.
It's like trading in a skinny hot girl, for a busty hot girl rough around the edges...
or something. LAUGH!
However I'm american and not japanese, and in the end the cadillac will suit me better.
LEXUS needs to update their car offerings if they dont want american companies dipping into their market share.
Regardless of anything the 05 sts is one hot car and nobody in their right mind could complain about owning one.
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Now, could you share any pictures then? Need some inspiration here... not many members know what they look like in real life and plus.. any car looks better in the driveway :coolgleam
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From the reviews I read on the STS the trany was uber smooth, they said you couldnt feel it go into overdrive.
Re: Gs400 Vs 2005 StsOriginally Posted by joshuawk
At any cost.. I've always been a big fan of Lexus... They do make really great automobiles...
Otherwise, Cadillac is more into performance these days. The ride isn't going to be as smooth as it used to be. Lexus is really well-known for the soft, quiet rides - especially with the ES and LS.. It's really the ultimate in luxury, if you ask me. Something Cadillac used to be. Nowadays, Cadillac is going more towards BMW (The ultimate in Luxury/Sport) - I think Lexus is going more towards Mercedes... They're two very different types of vehicles...If this site has helped you save money, please consider helping it continue to do so. Click here for information!
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Not a bad observation Sal, there is exception though for the DeVille. I have only seen on GS400/430 on the road, it looked pretty good. The reason there is a litte engine sound in the STS is cause it has to fullfill that sport part of the sport/luxury. Sports cars have to have a little engine roar.
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You've only seen one GS? Damn.. They're very popular in New York - but when I came here, West Palm Beach, my God! They're everywhere!If this site has helped you save money, please consider helping it continue to do so. Click here for information!
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I saw it when I was in Seattle for 2 days. Haven't seen any in spokane either nor in the "wheel deals" used car thingy. I guess there may be some at the dealership there.
I did see 22 VW Passats In seattle and lots of town cars a few more than I saw DeVilles. Seattle is mainly a BMW city though lots of nice used 7's and 5's.
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there is always 2 gs, 1 tl, 2 7 series, 2 x5s, 1 escalade w/23 at work...
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Ive driven a new STS v8, and I couldnt feel it shift unless it was shifting while WOT. Thats a part of what I found so amazing, that if you werent looking at the tech. you wouldnt even know it shifted gears.
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Re: Gs400 Vs 2005 StsOriginally Posted by Slick V
The STS uses the same 5 speed Hydramatic I had in my CTS, and that is one fine transmission. Very smooth shifting. I drove a V8 pwered RWD STS a few weeks ago, and was impressed with it's performance. Very quick, very solid car. Cadillac finally did an interior that at least approaches Lexus plushness too.
I decided I needed 4wd here in wisconsin though, and I only have one vehicle, so no Denali to drive in the snow.
I still havn't heard when the awd STS will start arriving in showrooms.
I drove a Lexus LS430 a month or so ago, and man oh man was that a smooth quiet ride. No awd , and kinda bland exterior styling. Interior was gorgeous. It didn't have the handling capabilities of the STS I drove though.
Lexus does do something that makes their vehicles much quieter inside then any others. The STS is the quietest caddy I ever drove, but not quite up to LS levels in that regard.
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Is there only one UFO presence?
While UFO devotees report many UFO sighting per day – most are misinterpretations – there are no simultaneous sightings of bona fide UFOs; that is, no UFOs are seen at the same time, in different locations.
And that has been the pattern for flying saucer/UFO sightings since people have been recording their appearances.
This would seem to indicate that the UFO presence comes down to one contingent: one UFO fleet, that replenishes its array of "crafts" every now and then, causing what UFO mavens call "flaps."
This one UFO fleet contains a cigar-shaped mothership and a bevy of smaller, aerodynamic contraptions, each fit for a specific mission it seems, including abductions of human beings, if one wants to get silly.
Reconnaissance appears to be the main mission, but if UFOs are Earth-made, flights are primary testing occasions. However, recorded UFOs from pre-flight eras seem to rule out the Earth-made scenario, except for those UFO sightings that are misinterpreted (which account for the vast majority of UFO reports since the airship observations of the 1890s and the sightings from 1947 on).
But what is the source of this one UFO fleet? Is it extraterrestrial? Is it Earth-oriented, from a hidden civilization, as suggested by Mac Tonnies' cryptoterrestrial hypothesis? Does the fleet come from Earth's future? Or past?
Could the fleet be a psychic manifestation, a la Jacques Vallee, controlled by super-beings, once thought to be the gods (or demons)?
Or are they a unique phenomenon, brought into existence eons ago, by some human (or other) mechanism, and continue to appear, now and then, as an evolutionary tweaker?
Whatever the source, there is only one fleet of saucers – UFOs, and they have raised psychological havoc with a few human beings who keep them "alive" by paying attention to them: the ufologists and their lapdog followers.


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Woodbine Gardens
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Avenue and O'Connor Drive)
Asking price: $499,900
Sold for: $495,000
Taxes: $3,609 (2012)
Bedrooms: 2+2
Bathrooms: 2
Time on the market: five days
This two-plus-two-bedroom oversized bungalow is on a 50×100-foot lot, and has an attached one-car garage and a private driveway. A legal front parking pad is next to the private driveway.
The brick home has a spacious porch and front hall, stained glass, a gas fireplace in the living room and an updated four-piece bathroom on the main floor. The updated eat-in kitchen has ceramic floors. The master bedroom has a bay window and his-and-hers closets. The lower level is finished.
Two-hundred-amp service, heated eaves and downspouts, a patio and a vegetable garden are other highlights.
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|Liu, Yongliang
|Lyon, Brenda
|Windham, William
|Lyon, Clyde
|Savage, Elizabeth
Submitted to: Poultry Science
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/24/2004
Publication Date: 7/28/2004
Citation: Liu, Y., Lyon, B.G., Windham, W.R., Lyon, C.E., Savage, E.M. 2004. Prediction of physical, color, and sensory characteristics of chicken breasts by visible/near-infrared spectroscopy. Poultry Science. 83:1467-1474. Interpretive Summary: Although poultry processors need fast, non-destructive techniques to understand how processing techniques affect eating quality of their products, most of the current instrumental and sensory techniques are destructive, time consuming and unsuitable for use directly on-line in processing plants. In this study, researchers combined a procedure called near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy with several existing meat quality assessment techniques to determine the feasibility of NIR as a fast, non-destructive technique to predict color, tenderness and sensory attributes of poultry. By investigating ranges of poultry breast meat quality achieved through varying the debone times, researchers found several combinations of instrumental and sensory attributes with strong and positive correlations that could be used to develop quality predictions when combined with NIR. For example, one statistical model, based on predicted shear values, gave a correct classification of 74% into "tender" and "tough" groups when 7.5 kg was used as a boundary. This information is useful to poultry processors, retailers, and researchers who are interested in applying visible/NIR spectroscopy-based systems for on-line quality grading or classifying or for modeling the quality predictions of cooked poultry muscle.
Technical Abstract: The feasibility of predicting pH, color, shear force and sensory characteristics of chicken breasts deboned at 2, 4, 6, and 24 h post-mortem by visible/near infrared reflectance (NIR) spectroscopy in 400 - 1850 nm region was determined. Prediction of physical attributes of CIE color values (L*, a*, and b*), pH, and shear force had better accuracies than those of individual sensory attributes. Calibration and validation statistics for shear force and sensory traits indicated that visible/NIR models were not significantly improved for cooked muscles compared to predictions based on raw muscle characteristics. On the basis of predicted shear values from the partial least squares (PLS) model, breast samples were classified into "tender" and "tough" classes with a correct classification of 74.0% if the boundary was set to be 7.5 kg. The model developed from measured shears using soft independent modeling of class analogy/principal components analysis (SIMCA/PCA) showed nearly the same classification success.


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HBO has secured season premiere dates for three of its longtime series.
A 12-episode fourth season of "True Blood" will begin June 26. Created by Alan Ball, show features a large ensemble cast that includes Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Alexander Skarsgard.
Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" begins its eighth season July 10. "Curb," which was shot both in Los Angeles and New York, will air 10 episodes and features guest stars Ricky Gervais, Michael McKean and Harry Hamlin. JB Smoove and Dave Einstein also return.
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With the win, Michigan improves to 8-6 on the season (2-1 in Big Ten).
It is Michigan's first "true" road win of the season (1-3 road; 1-2 neutral). It is also the second time this season that Michigan has come back and won the game after trailing at halftime (Dec. 13 vs. Detroit)
It is the second time this season Michigan has won two games (or more) in a row. The Wolverines opened the season with three straight wins: Northern Michigan (Nov. 14), Houston Baptist (Nov. 20) and Creighton (Nov. 26). They had alternated wins and losses since a Dec. 5 win against Arkansas Pine-Bluff.
It is Michigan's first win at Penn State since Feb. 1, 2006 (W, 71-65).
Michigan has won eight of its last 10 against Penn State.
The Wolverines trailed by as many as 16 in the contest and trailed 31-16 at the break. They outscored Penn State 48-24 in the second half and went on a 38-13 run during the frame to seize control.
Penn State led 52-51 with 3:50 remaining before Michigan outscored the Nittany Lions 12-4 to close the game.
Michigan once again went with a lineup of DeShawn Sims, Manny Harris, Stu Douglass, Zack Novak and Laval Lucas-Perry.
With his start against Penn State, Manny Harris has now started in all 81 games in his U-M career, while Stu Douglass has played in all 49 in his career. Zack Gibson extended his consecutive-games played streak to 82, while DeShawn Sims has played in 111 consecutive for Michigan.
After scoring a career-high 28 points in last Sunday's win over Ohio State, DeShawn Sims led all scorers with 25 points (12-of-17) and led the Wolverines with six rebounds. He scored 10 of Michigan's 16 points in the first half.
Manny Harris, the Big Ten's leading scorer (19.8 ppg), scored 13 points and had four assists, four steals and three rebounds.
After going scoreless in each of his last two games, Laval Lucas-Perry finished with 16 points, hitting four three-pointers in the second half. He also grabbed five rebounds. It is his highest point total since the win against Creighton (Nov. 26).
The Michigan defense held Talor Battle to just nine points (all in the first half), well below his season average of 18.8.
Michigan missed every one of its three-point attempts in the first half (0-for-12). Its first make came at the 11:56 mark from Zack Novak. U-M finished 7-of-24 (29 percent).
The Wolverines only scored 16 points in the first half, a season low. The previous low was 27 in the loss at Utah (Dec. 9).
Michigan had nine turnovers in the first half compared to only three in the second half. The Wolverines had 14 assists on 26 field goals, giving them a positive assist-turnover ratio in every game this season.
The Wolverines shot just 34 percent in the first half but were red hot in the second half, shooting at a clip of 66 percent. They shot 52 percent for the game.
On the defensive side of the ball, Michigan forced 17 Penn State turnovers and converted them into 29 points. Michigan also scored 26 points in the paint. The Wolverines have forced opponents into double-digit turnovers in 12 of their 14 games this season.
Michigan wore its maize uniforms for the fourth time this season (3-1 when wearing maize).
Both teams went an identical 5-for-8 from the free throw line.
Only three players came off the bench for the Wolverines -- Darius Morris, Zack Gibson, Matt Vogrich -- but none of them scored. Michigan's scoring output came entirely from its starting five.
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Daley, 13, trailed at the midway point but rose to the challenge to pip the 26-year-old 2004 silver medallist with his last dive and win the 10m platform.
"It was one of my best ever dives and came at exactly the right time.
"It proves that anything can happen and you have to keep belief," said Daley, who also won the 10m synchro.
"After my first two dives, I knew I had do something special to simply get into the top two."
The Plymouth schoolboy, who was named the BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year in December, will now concentrate on earning Great Britain qualification for the 10m synchro event at the Beijing Games.
Daley and his partner Blake Aldridge will aim to do that by finishing in the top eight at the World Cup event in Beijing in February.
He would then have to compete against Waterfield and his 10m synchro partner Leon Taylor, who is currently injured, at the British trials in Sheffield for the British team's one place at the Beijing Olympics.
The women's 3m event in Manchester went all the way to the final dive with Jodie McGroarty winning gold.
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₹ 1,499 Décathlon
We had bought this product from Sohan road Gurgaon store. It's good product and quality of light is good. Last long enough if charged with USB port.
The main problem I am facing after using for couple of months that I can't charge it manually with rotatory as it got broken after few uses. I wrote to store for help/replacement around 20 days back but till date I have received no response and this really disappointed me. I am unable to recharge manually :-( Otherwise I like the product.
The quality of light is good and it last.
Manual charging broke after few times.
We purchased this light as a night light for the grandchildren when we take them camping and we're disappointed to find it only lasted 5 hours not much good if the children wake in the night
nice light, but next time design it with a joule thief circuit inside and an option for charging your mobile too. Also a way to stow away the cable would be better.
the red led stoped working after few moments, and i have changed it to new one as i can fix my self... but its a shame that it burns in few minutes time...
bright light nice product but
red light stoped working first day in 10 minutes
An amazing little light that won't let you down with three different lights red bright white and a dim white it is ideal for all camping or outdoor scenarios
This is an excellent and well featured product. The three brightness modes are useful for managing brightness inside tent/outside. The red mode is invaluable if you want to preserve your night vision. Handy charging indicator lets you know when it's been fully charged. The dynamo can be used in emergencies and means you never have to rely on batteries.
The only improvement to this would be making the translucent dome collapsible. At the moment it takes up an unnecessary amount of space in your pack. If it could collapse flat it would be much more useful in those mountain expeditions where every millimetre is invaluable!
Features and functionality
Unnecessarily bulky
I have used this light on two camping occasions and have found it invaluable in the tent. It hangs securely above the sleeping area and is simple to switch on a off so I wasn't fumbling around in the dark when I got 'caught short' in the middle of the night.
Its small size doesn't take up much room in amongst my packing, and this is helped by the folding handle.
It is easily charged via USB port and has a useful indicator light so you know when it is fully topped up. The wide up charge is a useful feature - but only to be used in an emergency because it doesn't hold this charge for long.
The 3 light settings enable great management of energy output. I also find this a particularly desirable feature as I can be quire sensitive to bright lights. The red light setting is also good for not disturbing anyone else in the tent.
We attempted to use the white light settings outside the tent - but did not find them that effective. Perhaps this was because the lights were so white that after your eyes are drawn to them, it reduces visibility when you look away.
3 different light settings. Compact size.
The white lights are not as effective outside
Wow what a light, before you waste time reading any more reviews on this i'd just say - buy it!
Has 3 brightness settings; 2 white and one red (the dimmest). Red would be great as a nightlight in the communal area of a family tent or a reading light in you personal compartment, personally I feel that it would be too bright to sleep next too even on red.
Provides adequate light in the Air Seconds 4.2 XL, i'd say if you had anything larger or wanted something closer to daylight conditions you may wish to buy a second/ third light.
The built in Dynamo came as a surprise, didn't even realise it had one when I bought it direct from the shop as I was just looking for a rechargeable light. I haven't run the light flat so it's difficult to say how much winding it would take to get a good amount of light time in return however, in a situation without electricity i'm sure a little winding would be welcomed for some much needed artificial lighting.
Took about 2 hours to fully charge in the car 12v output via USB red/green led indicators to show charging. Some camping lights have large LI batteries built in to be used as back up power to charge phones etc, i'd say that's probably the only thing that could make this light better however that would of course increase cost.
For £12 I can't fault it.
Charges with USB, back up dynamo charger built in!
Being picky - takes about 2 hours to fully charge
When you power it on, you get the choice of a Red light or 2x White Lights with differing brightnesses. Bought one of these for camping and now want to buy another, but nowhere seems to have any in stock!! Get them fast people!
Charge by USB - ideal for glamping!
Charge up by wind up or usb
red light for night light in tent
Bright light for reading
Able to dimm down for bed time
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Carb lift plate OK on Vortec intake?
I got to looking at things after I got the intake (Edlebrock 7116) mounted to my factory Vortec heads. The intake has 8 bolts in total, but the bolts are all around the front and back of the intake, no bolts in the middle where the carb is located. I am concerned that using a carb lift plate to lift the motor back in the truck is going to warp the intake and cause leaks. Am I being paranoid?
Well I'd be more concerned with the 4 bolts that hold the carb to the intake, and those have always held for me. If 4 little 5/16" bolts will hold a motor, then I doubt the intake will move with eight 3/8" bolts. There's plenty of metal to keep it from warping, unless you hung it from the plate for years of storage.
Good threads ?
I've seen too many aluminum intakes with bad partially stripped holes. I have a box of various lift eyes and an adjustable crank type lift bar and I use all 4 chains. , Usually fasten the lift hooks, eyes, etc. to the heads, accessory monting holes with 4 3/8 bolts and washers, plenty of engagement and enough washers so you don't bend your bolts.
I have had an oberg tilt lift for years and I swear its the best tool I even bought for removing and installing engines..
The Oberg Tilt Lift - The Stricklin Companies
Call me crazy,,,maybe
My edelbrock eps vortec (2716) on my 383 along with the 700R4 trans attached. All by the 1/4" flat steel intake plate and four grade 8 bolts, 6 latteral lines on the bolt head. Light torx on them 10 ft/lbs maybe
The picker would go just high enough to clear my rad support in the C10:sweat:
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This is a discussion on New in Grey within the New Member Hangout forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; Just wanted to say hi! About two months ago I decided that I deserve a WRX. One month ago, I ...
Welcome to the club man and congrats on the new ride!!
Great color choice too
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Bye bye Bimmer
Hellooo '11 REX
Thanks! I do love the color. I was initially going to go for the Plasma Blue, but the Jeep this is replacing was starting to fall to pieces, and as far as I can tell there wasn't a single Plasma anywhere in Vermont.
Plus once a saw the grey in person, I couldn't resist!
Welcome & congratulations.Getting a DGM myself soon.
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Ooh,hang on. That is the throb of a turbocharged flat four engine. A sound which,all over the world,heralds the imminent arrival of a moron - JC.
The Big 2011/2012 Mod Thread
Ooh,hang on. That is the throb of a turbocharged flat four engine. A sound which,all over the world,heralds the imminent arrival of a moron - JC.
Hell yeah another DGM!
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Welcome! It is a very fast color, just don't take it off road. Everyone knows that World Rally Blue is the only color that can offroad.
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Welcome and congrats on the new car! It's a great color. It doesn't show dirt as much as plain black, but it almost looks black.
Past Subies - '11 STI Limited stage 1+ and '04 STi stage 2+
'13 Wrangler Rubicon - custom front bumper w/12k lb winch & off-road lights, skid plates, diff guards, etc.
'04 Porsche 911 Turbo GT2 clone 600 HP/TQ
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So, a bit of a follow up after one week of ownership and 500 some miles:
I've never had a flashy car, the closest I ever had before was a rebuilt Ford Focus that was 2 - 3 years old. I can't get over the fact that I'm getting waves, head turns, etc. I've seen a few fellow WRX drivers, and we've all enthusiastically waved to each other with huge goofy-ass grins on our faces.
I can't get over how much fun it is to drive. I'm coming from a lifted Jeep Cherokee Sport that I had been driving for the last +/- three years, and staying its a night and day difference would be an understatement.
Tomorrow I'll most likely be getting my stereo installed, and some window tint put in. As far as performance goes, I think I'll take it slow for a little while, maybe just start with dropping in a K&N air filter.
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Kai Ryssdal: Wal-Mart reported third-quarter earnings today. Profits were up at the world's biggest retailer as consumers went looking for bargains. But the company also said the future's not going to be quite as bright.
Stores are marking down merchandise like it's December 26 out there, so the bargains are almost impossible to resist. Of course, that's the idea -- lure you in and let your impulses take over. But Beth Teitell reports, those feel-good purchases may not feel so good once you get them out of the store.
Beth Teitell: First there were fashionistas, then recessionistas, and now, meet the returnistas.
Bobbi Zimmerman: I actually think sometimes I am happier when I'm returning than when I'm actually buying.
That's Bobbi Zimmerman, a retiree from Needham, Mass., describing the relief she feels when she brings back the very items she spends her days buying.
Zimmerman: It really is like a weight off my chest sometimes.
Zimmerman is engaging in the newest fashion trend: circle shopping. And it goes like this: buy something, stress about it. Return it. Rejoice. And, repeat. Buyer's remorse is leading to a record-setting amount of returns.
Joseph LaRocca: The big figure for 2008, retailers are expecting to receive almost $220 billion in returns. According to our records, it's the largest return amount on record.
That's Joseph LaRocca, vice president of loss prevention with the National Retail Federation.
Some consumers are hunting through their closets looking for things to bring back, but for others, the urge to return strikes before they even leave the mall. Betty Riaz, owner of the Stil boutique outside of Boston, watched one customer boomerang.
Betty Riaz: So she came into the store and she bought a $225 belt. She walked out. Exactly 36 minutes later she came back. She said, "I cannot do this, I cannot do this. I need to return the belt."
Riaz disregarded the store's exchange-only policy and refunded the woman's money. An outcome that left Riaz unhappy and armed the shopper with fresh cash to start the cycle all over again.
In Boston, this is Beth Teitell for Marketplace.


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Fox's Gibson highlighted Romney policy on illegal immigrants with no mention of Globe disclosure
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John Gibson hosted a discussion about Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's effort to allow state police to detain illegal immigrants, but no one on the show mentioned a recent report saying Romney used a landscaping company that relies heavily on illegal immigrants.
On the December 4 edition of Fox News' The Big Story, host John Gibson hosted League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) executive director Brent Wilkes and Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, for a discussion about a recently reached deal between Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's (R) and federal authorities to allow state police to detain illegal immigrants. But no one on the show mentioned that the deal came at "a sensitive time for the governor," in the words of The Boston Globe on December 3. The Globe broke the story on December 1 that Romney, a potential candidate for president in 2008 and an outspoken critic of illegal immigration, used a landscaping company that relies heavily on illegal immigrants to maintain grounds surrounding his home in Belmont, Massachusetts. According to the Globe, the landscaping company's owner, Ricardo Saenz, "said he met Romney through the Mormon Church and said Romney has used his company's services for a decade." The Globe added that "Saenz said Romney never asked him if his workers are legal immigrants."
As the Globe reported on December 3:
Romney's new agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement comes at a sensitive time for the governor, who has been sharpening his views on immigration as he prepares a probable run for the presidency in 2008. In September, Romney told Fox TV's "The O'Reilly Factor" that the border must be secured, and affirmed his support for the construction of a fence along the Mexican border.
Last week, however, the Globe reported that illegal immigrants had maintained the grounds around Romney's home in Belmont, as workers for a lawn service company Romney had employed. Romney said after the report that he had dealt only with the owner of the company, Ricardo Saenz, a legal immigrant from Colombia.
In addition, a December 3 Associated Press article on Romney's deal and Massachusetts Gov.-elect Deval Patrick's (D) response to it also mentioned Romney's reported use of illegal immigrants to landscape his home:
Ali Noorani, executive director of the Massachusetts Immigration and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, called on Patrick to rescind the policy. Noorani said it would heighten existing distrust between immigrants and police and would have a chilling effect on the reporting of crimes such as domestic violence because those reporting crimes could fear detention themselves.
"We have reached out to the (Patrick) administration and made our concerns clear," Noorani said.
Noorani also accused Romney of hypocrisy in the wake of a Boston Globe report last week that illegal immigrants worked on the crew that manicured the grounds of his mansion in Belmont.
"His family directly benefited from the labor of undocumented immigrants," Noorani said.
Romney has said he was unaware illegal workers were employed by the yard service he hired.
From the December 4 edition of Fox News' The Big Story with John Gibson:
GIBSON: It is the big issue today: State troopers will soon be able to legally arrest illegals in Massachusetts. Outgoing Governor Mitt Romney made the deal with the feds after months of negotiations. Right now, troopers can only detain people for violations of their immigration status if the federal government asks them to.
The state's incoming governor says he promises to review the policy when he takes office in January. So will everyone start turning undocumented workers in now? Let's ask the toughest sheriff in America, Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- he sent out his own posse a while ago to catch illegals -- and Brent Wilkes, the national executive director of LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens. Brent Wilkes, let me start with you. This decision by Governor Romney surprise you?
WILKES: It doesn't surprise us. Obviously, he's gotten an eye on the presidential campaign. He's doing this as an outgoing governor. He's really not doing it for his own governorship, but he's trying to make some political points with some conservative folks that he thinks might be able to put him over the top for the Republican presidential nomination.
GIBSON: Joe Arpaio, is this an effective thing to do?
ARPAIO: Well, first of all, I commend the governor, because I met with him several times and know his stance against illegal immigration. He's at least one person who's doing something about it. By the way, I'm ready to sign an agreement on the same issue, but I want 200 of my officers trained to be able to lock up illegal immigrants.
Right now, I'm the only law-enforcement agency arresting smugglers and the smuglees under a new felony law. So we put 361 in jail so far. So it's going to work. They're not coming through Maricopa County anymore because they're afraid they're going to end up in jail.
GIBSON: Brent, you know, I know that LULAC is in the business of sticking up for the rights of Hispanics and immigrants. But this is the law. They are breaking the law coming into the country. So what is the problem with anybody, whether it's Governor Romney or Sheriff Arpaio, with enforcing the law?
WILKES: Well, it is the law, but should be enforced by the appropriate agency in charge of enforcing the law. In this case, that's the Border Patrol. It's their job, and the folks over at ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement], to enforce immigration law. It's not the job of local sheriffs to do that. The fact is --
GIBSON: Well, who says?
WILKES: -- if you do have -- if you do have local sheriffs involved in immigration enforcement, that's going to put a chilling effect -- no one will come to them. If they're in a questionable documented status, they won't report crime, and they won't participate in support --
ARPAIO: Oh, that's garbage.
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Celebrating a new batch of deserving Hollywood ladies, ELLE magazine held their 18th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Monday night (October 17).
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2424 Route 52
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2.Moro Cab
2 Parker Ave
13.88 mi
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A good driver...Always on time and professional . Great service with a big smile. I would recommend to all in Dutchess County.
3.L&M Taxi & Limo Services
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They have great service, always on time, quick,very helpful and makes you feel secure and reliable, I will definitely be using this taxi service again.
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111 Main St
13.57 mi
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18 Mews Aly
13.40 mi
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8.H & H Taxi
18 Cottage St
13.70 mi
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10.Classy Coach Transportation
2424 Route 52
Hopewell Junction,NY
6.98 mi
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Please do yourself a favor and DO NOT use this company. They got us to the airport late which caused us to miss our flight and are still charging us full price. They wanted to pick us up at 4:30am. I asked for between 5a and 5:30am. When the driver wasn't here at 5:30 I started calling. He said he was 5 miles away and not to worry. He arrived at 5:55. Drive was relatively unremarkable. We got to the check in counter to find that our flight was closed. We ended up stuck at the airport on stand by for many flights that all ended up being delayed or cancelled. (Not the services fault). My husband spent some time on the phone with the woman who answers the phone. She tried to blame me for asking to be picked up later that's 4:30. REALLY? 5:55 is not between 5 and 5:30. After many calls by my husband, the service was going to come back to the airport and pick us up. Supposedly only going to charge $150 to bring us home. As of today I have paid FULL price to have had my entire vacation ruined. (This all happened 9 days ago).
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11.Double J Taxi Service
156 Parker Ave
14.14 mi
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Po Box 3223
11.76 mi
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Review was written by a local taxi company competitor...they are a greedy company that will stoop to any level to take rides from people...id love to get even with them by posting the owners public arrest record which is very disturbing but i wont stoop to there level......yet
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Red Hook,NY
A company at Red Hook, NY, that specializes in Taxis, Airport Transportation.
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Red Hook,NY
We are a privately held company in Red Hook, NY proudly doing business for 11 years.
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18 Cottage St, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601
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Wappingers Falls,NY
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2424 Route 52
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Fishkill 12524
2.34 mi
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10 Stage Door Rd
3.72 mi
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117 Osborne Hill Rd
2.63 mi
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62 Janet Dr
13.10 mi
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174 Mill St Apt 1
13.66 mi
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2663 E Main St
Wappingers Falls,NY
6.18 mi
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285 Main St
2.12 mi
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397 Fishkill Ave
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7 W Main St
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9 Old Hopewell Rd
Wappingers Falls,NY
4.95 mi
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210 Hudson Harbour Dr
10.77 mi
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Unraveling the Genome of an Alfalfa RelativeBy Don Comis
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The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.5-million, four-year grant to scientists with the Agricultural Research Service, universities and the Nobel Foundation to further unravel the genome of barrel medic, Medicago truncatula. This is a close relative of one of the worlds top forage crops, Medicago sativa, better known as alfalfa.
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Originally Posted by Roar
It seems odd to me that you find practicing a few times a week to be some kind of insanely compromising kind of commitment. I see it simply as no big deal.
Originally Posted by Roar
Kids who primarily play video games and are academically really lacking - about half of the unschooling families I know. Kids who aren't prepared for college - we are a bit early to say, but unless kids somehow totally turn around from video games on to anything else it will be several.
Originally Posted by Roar
Kids who primarily play video games and are academically really lacking - about half of the unschooling families I know. Kids who aren't prepared for college - we are a bit early to say, but unless kids somehow totally turn around from video games on to anything else it will be several.
Originally Posted by fourlittlebirds
That's ridiculous. They didn't have to waste money doing it in college, they could have simply worked for a year, saved money, and learned these simple things on their own time, and saved college for the things they felt they needed guidance on.
Originally Posted by UnSchoolnMa
If there are required, mandatory assignments, curriculum, goals, benchmarks, studying schedules, tests (Personal tests. Not the required state ones.) and just "stuff that must be done or covered" and this is all set and enforced by the parent whether the child wants it or not, it's not unschooling to me.
If the child can tell you "I don't want to do this. It's not interesting/fun/important to me at all. I'm going to go play outside." and you respect that consistantly..well then it starts to look like unschooling. When there are forced assignments, schedules, subjects and areas to be covered set by the parent it doesn't fit for me.
Originally Posted by eminer
Rynna, I don't really understand why it makes sense to generalize about the pitfalls of unschooling. Just as you continue to observe and respond to your own ds, parents who choose unschooling may do the same. It's not some big mystery to me whether my dd is going to turn out illiterate or not.
Originally Posted by flyingspaghettimama
I am just impressed you know what bindweed is. We should swap tips sometime. Now, if one were to create a machine that could harvest bindweed and spin it into gold...
Originally Posted by CB
I honestly think that if she'd never built up her...what shall I call it? Frustration muscles? Frustration calluses? Frustration tolerance? over time, that the first time she really encountered it as a hypothetically always-unschooled adult, she might not have the emotional wherewithal to deal with the consequences.
Originally Posted by Eilonwy
How many unschoolers have I met in real life? About two dozen, so not many all told. None of them are talking about college, as far as I know. I don't believe that all unschoolers are neglectful by any stretch, only that I can totally see how certain outcomes are more likely with unschooling than with any other home education method.
Originally Posted by eilonwy
I make the decisions, though I'm not tying my kid to a desk.
|I never said they couldn't, only that I can see how certain happen with unschooling more easily than with other flavors of home education.
Originally Posted by eilonwy
I never said they couldn't, only that I can see how certain happen with unschooling more easily than with other flavors of home education. : I don't see how I can say that any more clearly than I already have. Just because I believe that something is more likely to happen in a certain situation doesn't mean that I think it happens often, let alone every time. I think that my sister is more likely to be involved in a car accident than my husband, but that doesn't stop me from buckling up when he's behind the wheel.
Originally Posted by fourlittlebirds
Label it what you like, for a parent to push a child according to the parent's expectations and for a parent to allow a child to come to something in their own time and way are two very different things.
Originally Posted by Charles Baudelaire
I'm trying to ask this question as politely as I can -- please forgive me if I show lack of tact -- because on more than one post over time here on MDC, I'll read a situation like, "My son/daughter is 6/7/8/9 years old and since we've unschooled during our homeschool years, she or he can't read/do math and we now have to enter him/her in the public/private school due to XYZ circumstances."
If I were an unschooler, this would really concern me.
I have a few basic questions:
1. If you're an unschooler, aren't you concerned that your child will never learn some of those skills that are fairly fundamental to almost every other form of learning -- and I'm thinking specifically of reading and math?
|2. If your answer is something along the lines of, "I want my child to decide for him- or herself what's important," what about the fact that she or he may decide they need a particular skill long after the optimal "window" for learning it is gone? For example, research very clearly demonstrates that optimal foreign language learning takes place before about age 12, and that after that approximate age, you can pretty much count on never speaking without an accent and (probably) never being truly fluent.
|3. What if they decide at, say, age 17 that they want to go to college, but the unschooling method has left them very much unprepared to do that in terms of basic skills?
|4. What if your circumstances change, as in the example I posted above, and you now are faced with the fact that your child is considered "behind" when he or she gets into school?
Originally Posted by pookel
This is the part I don't get about unschooling. Why wait until someone comes to you? Why not go to them?
Originally Posted by Dar
I just asked my daughter half an hour ago if she wanted to do some Algebra stuff with me. There's no unschooling rule against offering to do something with your child because you think it's cool, or you think your kid will have fun with it, or because he's asked you to spend some time working on it with you. Unschoolers offer to do stuff to our kids all the time, because that's what people who life with each other and care for each other do.
Of course, as you said on a previous thread, you don't want to talk about what unschooling really is... you just want to keep knocking down the straw man you've created.
Originally Posted by Dar
Of course, as you said on a previous thread, you don't want to talk about what unschooling really is... you just want to keep knocking down the straw man you've created.
Originally Posted by flyingspaghettimama
All without my pushing, or needling.
Originally Posted by dharmamama
I think that one of the differences is whether or not the parent is so invested in the plan they have drawn up for their child's learning that the plan becomes more important than the child's interests. For example, if a parent decides that the child should learn the life cycle of the frog, and approaches the child with that idea, and the child says, "No thanks," yet the parent continues to try to tweak the approach because the parent is invested in the child learning the life cycle of the frog right now, that's where the problems start.
I have done that with Ramona. I have put a lot of effort into planning something "educational" for her only to have her show no interest. It was when I realized that I was getting honked off *at Ramona* for her lack of interest that I realized there was a problem.
Originally Posted by moominmamma
I'm not sure lots of gaming necessarily means the kids are not learning academics at a pace and in a style that suits their needs.
Originally Posted by Charles Baudelaire
So, let's say I'm sitting here at the computer reading about how Latin (for example) is a great language to learn, and I say to my dd, "So, do you want to learn Latin?" and she says yes, then what happens if we're USers? I order a curriculum -- do we then...
... decide we'll do Latin every day (that is, unless she really hates it)?
...work on the Latin only if and when she spontaneously mentions it, e.g., "Mom, can we work on Latin today?"
...work on the Latin only until she experiences frustration?
...work on it with gentle encouragement ("I know it can sometimes be tough, but I'll bet you can do it")?
Would someone paint me a picture here? Thanks.
Originally Posted by Arwyn
I do trust myself to teach, when someone comes to me wanting to learn. I can't do a damn thing with someone who isn't ready or willing or, gasp!, eager - been there, tried that, it sucked, not doing it again. I can't teach unless the other person is eager to learn, and has chosen to be there. And I can't teach in a particular order - I can only help someone try to understand the concept they are wrestling with at that time. That's self-directed learning, and that's the basis of unschooling, in my understanding.
And I think classes can be great, although they have their downsides. School, however, in my experience, is not the same as taking classes one is interested in. It was not particularly enjoyable being in that algebra class because it was soooooooo slooooooooooooooow, and the teacher was such a stickler for having to do the busywork, whether or not one had already gotten the concept(s) and whether or not the busywork actually was helping the students learn the concept(s).
I've found in my college experience that the classes I enjoy and have done well in are classes where everyone, including the teacher, is wanting to be there and has chosen to be there to learn and discuss and explore a particular topic or area. That doesn't describe most American pre-college (or most college!) schools or classes that I've encountered or heard of.
Even in high school, where basically no one wanted to be there, the classes I took that everyone had to take were basically useless, and I remember almost nothing from them. The classes that were "optional", the language and advanced math and science classes, were bearable (barely), and I learned a little, though not nearly as much as I would have if I had just been put in a room with a bunch of other people interested in the subject(s), and we had gone about exploring and learning and teaching with each other.
Originally Posted by fourlittlebirds
I can tell you that it *was* a big deal to me, a huge deal, and still is. I don't learn well when held to someone else's expectations -- sometimes I just shut down entirely.
Originally Posted by fourlittlebirds
If a music teacher told me that he would teach me only if I fulfilled certain conditions, that would be fine with me, and then I would say "good-bye", because it *would* be insane to do it even when I did not feel that fulfilling those conditions would serve me.
Originally Posted by fourlittlebirds
How many unschooling families do you know, and how well do you know them? How involved are you in their day-to-day lives? I'm just curious (*really* curious) because I know quite a few, and this describes none of them.
Originally Posted by fourlittlebirds
I know a 17-year-old boy who until just recently did a lot of gaming. Probably several hours a day. On the surface, that isn't as impressive to most people as someone who's, say, spending 6 hours a day on an adademic curriculum. What isn't so easily seen, until you've spent in depth time with this boy, is his interest in philosophy and his knowledge of Japanese history and culture, and his desire to earn money and steps he's taken toward that. Because none of this is overtly obvious, I'm skeptical when you put down these kids who "do nothing but play video games". I'm wondering if you know the real story.
Originally Posted by Dar
Another straw man. Teaching is fine, with the consent of the learner. Being taught is certainly not the only way to learn, though....
Originally Posted by Roar
And, for me the real story there would be hours spent on video games are hours not spent reading, talking, writing, drawing or learning about Japanese history or culture. I'm not saying he is a child devoid of other interests or passions, but that he is wasting his time playing video games.
Originally Posted by eilonwy
Well then! Why is it so difficult to wrap your head around the idea that not every attached parent will be an unschooler? Is it so impossible to concieve of someone who follows their child's interests, provides their child with what they need to be happy and thrive, but *doesn't* make them primarily responsible for their own educations? Not every child is going to be comfortable with that, nor is every adult.
Originally Posted by UnschoolnMa
This only matters if you care about being academically ahead or behind. And I don't. If you believe, as we do, that learning is in all of life then it all we have to do is live and follow our interests in order to be learning. Academics, and certainly this idea of being "behind" or lacking is just not a part of our world.
Originally Posted by monkey's mom
Because there is very often reading, IM'ing, writing, drawing, and learning about other histories and cultures.
But even if there weren't, there is still lots of other stuff going on and lots of learning taking place.
Originally Posted by Roar
And, this gets back to the Playboy thing. Yes, you could learn your colors, numbers, etc. from reading Playboy. Would it be an ideal or efficient way to accomplish this? Do you honestly believe that the most ideal and most efficient way to learn about Japanese history or culture is to play video games?
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