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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A group consisting of some former Jacksonville mayors and former City Council members voiced their support Tuesday for a bill that would amend the city's Human Rights Ordinances.
They were trying to get their message out in support of the ordinance against discrimination in hiring, housing and public housing on the basis of a person's sexual orientation.
The group said it's "common sense" to pass this ordinance because they said it promotes equality.
"We live in a world that is hurting from hate and devastated by discrimination," former City Council President Eric Smith said. "If this means one small step for Jacksonville to rise above that to leave this planet a better place than we found it, I'm all for it, and I am all for it."
"You're allowed to have your religious beliefs. Religious institutions are completely exempted," former Mayor John Delaney said. "But Jesus once famously said, 'Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.' And all this bill is saying is don't cast stones. You can believe what you want, just don't cast the stones."
Currently, it's not against the law to discriminate against homosexuals when it comes to employment, housing and public accommodations.
It's already against the law for employers or renters to discriminate based on race, religion, age, disability and marital status. Bill 2012-296 adds six words to the list on the Human Rights Ordinance: "sexual orientation, gender identity or expression," meaning gays and lesbians would have the same protection everyone else has.
A group opposing the change says it gives special privileges, adding that it could be bad for business in Jacksonville.
"It would set up a special class of people who, once they are hired, couldn't be fired," said Gene Youngblood with the Conservative Theological University. "They have layer after layer of protection. What they're wanting is a super class."
"Why in the hell can't we be an open society? Why can't we just be fair to people? Why can't we all realize we've had to work hard to get where we are, and that other person has that same opportunity," said Bill Basford, former City Council president.
"It really boils down to a simple issue of fairness and equality and non-discrimination," added Matt Carlucci, former City Council president. "You could pull all kinds of objections, but you got to look at the big picture, and that's what I would encourage the council to do."
Current City Council President Stephen Joost said there would be no vote Tuesday night on this bill.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - New Smyrna Beach residents are wondering where their signs went after 28 "No interchange" signs disappeared without a trace over the weekend.
The signs, planted along Turnbull Bay Road, disappeared between 8 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. They were part of a protest of a planned interchange at Interstate 95 and Pioneer Trail proposed by a Volusia County transportation plan, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
New Smyrna Beach residents have fought the proposed interchange, saying that it will attract more traffic than their roads are designed to handle and urbanize the area.
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Bubble Scrubber
it's a scrub brush, it's a bubble wand Why shouldn't washing the dishes be just as much fun as charades or a torrid game of scrabble? Introducing Bubble Scrubber, the kitchen brush with an anatomically correct bubble wand hidden right inside the bristles. And, as everybody knows: bubble wand + dish soap + water = FUN! Hey, maybe you can even get the kids to do the dishes!


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Attorney and Author Michael Donaldson to Discuss Fair Use at WCL
EVENT: Monday Feb 2, 2009
International Student Lounge
12:15 - 1:30
Michael C. Donaldson is an entertainment attorney who has been fighting for independent filmmakers for over thirty years. He will discuss intellectual property and filmmaking at WCL next Monday.
As President of the International Documentary Association, he negotiated with the cable networks to prevent the wholesale migration of credits from the screen to the Internet by organizing and leading the Documentary Credit Coalition. He served on the Advisory Committee for the Documentary Filmmakers Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use and was the only attorney in private practice to serve on the drafting committee for the recently released Statement of Best Practices for On-line Video. He also serves on the Advisory Committee of the Stanford Fair Use Project. He negotiated with Media Professional Insurance Company, Chubb Insurance Company, and other companies to offer fair use riders on the E&O insurance policies, which allowed many programs to be produced under the fair use doctrine. He helped draft and lobbied strenuously for Orphan Works legislation. Donaldson helped draft the Rome Resolution to harmonize Fair Use across the European Union. He lectures frequently at law schools and film schools in Europe and across the United States.Donaldson's book Clearance and Copyright: Everything the Independent Filmmaker Needs to Know, is used in over 50 film schools and has become the standard reference book for the industry. Michael also wroteHis book Clearance and Copyright: Everything the Independent Filmmaker Needs to Know, is used in over 50 film schools and has become the standard reference book for the industry. Michael also wrote Negotiating for Dummies, Fearless Negotiating, and The E-Z Legal Guide to Trademarks & Copyrights.


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I suppose if you really want one of these things, the only way to go is faux stone.
Magritte would have owned one of theseAdded 7 Years Ago from MoMA Store
A unique little accessory for the home. This mason jar stores sunlight, and casts a subtle glow later in the night.Added 8 Years Ago from Amazon.com


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PARIS (AP) -- A Frenchwoman who spent seven years in prison in Mexico on kidnapping charges has returned to Paris.
Florence Cassez's arrest, trial and 60-year prison sentence made her a cause celebre in France, where two consecutive presidents called for her release.
As she reached the airport building in Paris, she smiled and waved at the cameras swarming the area. Her arrival was covered live on multiple French news networks as the return of someone wronged by a corrupted legal system.
But relatives of kidnap victims angrily shouted "Killer!" as a police convoy with sirens flashing escorted a sports utility vehicle out of the Mexico City prison where Cassez had been held.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ben Bernanke, the central bank chief whose massive stimulus program drove bond yields to historical lows and minted a mountain of profit for fixed-income funds along the way, is now the arch nemesis of bond mavens.
It doesn't matter whether it's a "govvies" guy focused on Treasury debt or a junk bond junkie devoted to high-yield corporate bonds. The losses inflicted across all fixed-income assets since Bernanke signaled on May 22 that the Fed could soon dial back its $85 billion a month in bond purchases have been deep: $406 billion of cumulative losses, according to Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Fixed Income Indexes data.
"It has been a tough month after a rough May for a lot of investors, but mostly for the bond crowd," said John Brynjolfsson, chief investment officer of hedge fund Armored Wolf.
The downward spiral accelerated on Wednesday when Bernanke said the Fed now views the U.S. economy as strong enough to consider reducing bond purchases by year end and ending them entirely by the middle of next year.
The 10-year Treasury note yield climbed 46 basis points during May and has risen another 28 basis points so far in June. The yield hit 2.47 percent in overnight trading Thursday, its highest level since August 2011. Yields move inversely to the price of bonds.
The sell-off comes after investors have piled into bond funds. Investors added $257.8 billion to bond funds in 2012, according to Lipper, and have invested another $102.8 billion since the start of the year, dwarfing the roughly $33 billion invested in bond funds in 2008.
"The big question is: Is this a short-term or a whole re-pricing?" said Marc Lasry, co-founder of the $12 billion distressed debt firm Avenue Capital. "Right now it is too early to tell. We need to wait a little while, about two weeks" to get a better picture of whether the sell-off is a more permanent correction.
Funds with large exposures to interest rates and emerging markets have been hit the hardest.
The $265 million Pimco Extended Duration Fund PEDIX.O, for instance, has fallen 12.3 percent since the end of April, according to Lipper data. The $495 million TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Fund TGWIX.O has dropped 9.3 percent over the same time, while the $3.2 billion Vanguard Long-term Treasury Fund VUSTX.O has lost 8 percent.
By comparison, the Barclays Aggregate Index, a measure of the total U.S. bond market, lost approximately 2.58 percent over the same time frame.
Bond managers have been well aware of the risks. Bill Gross, who is often referred to as the "bond king" for his role as manager of the Pimco Total Return Fund (PTTRX.O), the world's largest bond fund, set the Wall Street Twittersphere alight several weeks ago with this 62-character missive: "The secular 30-yr bull market in bonds likely ended 4/29/2013."
The "price peak refers not to Treasuries but to all bonds, including a weighted amount of high-yield debt. Thus the 4/29 date will not exactly correspond to a bottom in 10-year Treasury yields, for instance," Gross said in an email response to Reuters. The Pimco Total Return fund is down 3.25 percent since the end of April.
In early May, Bernanke began what appeared to be a campaign of jaw-boning investors to stop dangerously chasing yield.
"In light of the current low interest-rate environment, we are watching particularly closely for instances of 'reaching for yield' and other forms of excessive risk-taking, which may affect asset prices and their relationships with fundamentals," Bernanke said.
Top U.S. money managers also raised concerns at an informal discussion with the president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, William Dudley, in April about the large inflow of dollars from mom-and-pop investors into fixed-income funds over the past few years.
The minutes from the group's meeting of the Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets said the managers discussed how the Fed's efforts to keep interest rates low in order to spark economic growth had created a "larger footprint of retail accounts in credit markets" and "fixed income instruments."
The Financial Industry Regulation Authority, Wall Street's industry-funded watchdog, meanwhile, has warned investors and brokers alike about the risk rising interest rates pose to bond funds, an attempt to stave off lawsuits filed by jilted clients down the line.
Even so, Gross and Doubleline Capital's chief executive officer, Jeffrey Gundlach, are still fans of Treasuries.
Gundlach told Reuters on Thursday: "Not only do Treasuries look attractive, but they have been outperforming everything. 'Down a little' is the new 'up', for now anyway."
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Schools to go tobacco-free
By Tom Lappas, Citizen Editor 10/04/12
Henrico County public schools and school-sponsored events soon will be entirely tobacco-free, following the School Board's 4-1 vote Sept. 27 to enact a tobacco-free policy.
The policy likely will not take effect officially for a period of at least a few months, so that staff members and visitors who smoke or use tobacco have time to become adjusted to it.
Board member Lisa Marshall of the Tuckahoe District cast the dissenting vote.
More than 30 other school systems in the state – including Hanover County – already have similar tobacco policies. Henrico school officials believe the policy will promote healthier environments for students, staff members and visitors alike while encouraging healthier lifestyles at the same time and serving as a reinforcement to students about the dangers of tobacco.
Existing HCPS policy allowed individual principals to set their own conditions for tobacco and cigarette use on their campuses by adults, staff members and visitors. Twenty-four elementary schools in the county, three middle schools, five high schools and two specialty facilities already banned all tobacco use on their campuses prior to
the board's vote last week. Other schools and specialty centers allowed smoking in designated areas.
The change is not without detractors. About a third of the 1,263 faculty members who responded to a school system survey last month said they favored the existing policy, while two-thirds said they favored the new one.
Henrico promotional company changes name
Citizen Staff Reports 08/18/2017 BusinessGeneral News
Henrico-based brand merchandising company NewClients, Inc. has changed its name to Boost Promotional Branding.
The company is one of the nation's largest in the branded merchandise industry. Founded in 1981, its serves more than 5,000 clients – including many Fortune 500 companies – nationwide. > Read more.
Lidl competition offers shoppers chance to win NYC trip
Citizen Staff Reports 08/18/2017 BusinessGeneral News
Three Lidl shoppers will win trips to New York City to receive a first-look at the Esmara by Heidi Klum collection and attend an international runway event debuting the collection. The contest is open to residents of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina – the three states in which Lidl currently operates grocery stores. The chain opened two stores in Henrico County last month. > Read more.
Glen Allen advances in 14U Babe Ruth World Series
Citizen Staff Reports 08/16/2017 FeaturesGeneral News
The Glen Allen Babe Ruth Baseball League 14-year-old all-star team advanced to the single-elimination round of the 14-year-old World Series, which the Glen Allen Youth Athletic Association is hosting at RF&P Stadium in Glen Allen. > Read more.
Earnhardt gives Redskins a ride
Citizen Staff Reports 08/15/2017 FeaturesGeneral News
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88, stopped at Richmond Raceway Aug. 8 in advance of the track's NASCAR weekend in September. He was joined by five players from the Washington Redskins, who were in town for the team's training camp, which concluded Aug. 14. The day in Richmond gave Earnhardt and the Redskins players an opportunity to see how the athletes compete in their respective sports. > Read more.
READ Center a finalist for $25k grant
Citizen Staff Reports 08/15/2017 General NewsNon-Profits
The READ Center is a top-200 cause finalist in State Farm's Neighborhood Assist program, making it eligible to earn a $25,000 grant to support adult literacy in the Richmond region. The 40 organizations from across the nation with the most votes will win grants.
The READ Center, based in Henrico, provides classroom instruction and one-to-one tutoring to adults with very low literacy. > Read more.
READ Center a finalist for $25k grant
Henrico County property transactions, Aug. 1-6
Glen Allen wins 2 of first 3 games at 14U Babe Ruth World Series
Filipino Festival draws thousands
Solar eclipse to impact region in one week
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Obituary - Dorothy M. Wade
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The 'DO-NOT-DELETE' tracking tag that is added to the end of a reply-to-complete email should be hidden from end users if possible.
When an HTML email is sent, the 'DO-NOT-DELETE' tag can be easily hidden by using a CSS style sheet to hide that section of the email.
Detailed explanation
You can reply to an email to complete a task that you are assigned in LiveCycle Workspace 9. The feature (informally called "Reply-to-complete") is available in LiveCycle Process Management 9 and allows you to complete an assigned task without opening the form or even logging in to Workspace. A good example of this might be a purchase request below 200 dollars.
The email that is received from the Assign Task or Assign Multiple User operation in the process includes a tracking tag that is prefixed with 'DO-NOT-DELETE'. This tag can be confusing to some users when they receive the email so it would be nice if it could be removed from the presentation so that it is not a concern.
The DO-NOT-DELETE tag is easily hidden in HTML emails by adding a small style declaration to your HTML email template. The following html style block should be added to the beginning of your HTML email template:
display: none;
That's it! Now the DO-NOT-DELETE tracking id will be hidden in the emails of your end users.
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Topic: Good Scan results - that's 2 in a row!
I was very anxious to get these results today, but they turned out to be good results! No Ascities present. Liver function bloodwork is good. There is no evidence of the main tumor in the bile duct (Klatskin). The area where I had peritoneal mets is a little more confusing, but it is shrinking in size and is less definitive. The radiologist cannot say whether it is inflammation, scar tissue, or malaginant. I guess my thinking is that even if it IS malignant, it is at least shrinking substantially.
Best part of the news is that there has been no spread/no new mets, and I feel great. I am regaining my energy and strength and am starting to put my weight back on as well.
Now back to reality - we are fairly certain that there is still cancer present and I am sticking with my chemo regiment. I know this is still going to be a war. But it feels like I have won at least this battle. And I am making progress.
What happens next? Who knows. It's been 6 months of stable and shrinking disease. There may even be no evidence of disease of the peritoneal area turns out to be inflammation or scar tissue. But if the last 6 months have taught me anything, it is that improvement is possible and that it is worth fighting.
Thank you all for the support and well wishes. Lets all work at beating this cancer together.


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Leaders are individuals who guide or direct in a course by showing the way. The Coast Guard senior leadership possess the highest standards of professionalism and personal integrity. This is exemplified in their adherence to the Coast Guard's core values of honor, respect, and devotion to duty. They strive to ensure that the Coast Guard can complete its missions and remain Semper Paratus, Always Ready.
Top service official, responsible for all world-wide Coast Guard activities, and oversees 41,700 active-duty military; 7,800 reserve military part-time employees; 8,300 civilian full-time employees; and 31,000 civilian auxiliary volunteers.
Bio Portrait Direction Philosophy
Second in command, directly oversees Coast Guard's senior operational and mission support commanders, as well as Headquarters staff, and serves as service chief in absence of the Commandant.
The service's senior enlisted member, who advises the Commandant on enlisted military workforce policies, advocate for military benefits and entitlements, enlisted mentor, and sounding board for select enlisted administrative actions.
The Chaplain of the Coast Guard advises the Commandant on religious support and promotes the well-being of all personnel, manages Navy Chaplains assigned to the Coast Guard and ensures personnel and families are provided the full continuum of pastoral care.
Mid-Term Report
The Mid-Term Report highlights organizational accomplishments since May 2014 and outlines the Coast Guard's way forward for the next two years and beyond.
U.S. Coast Guard Human Capital Strategy
This strategy guides leaders to develop people with the right competencies and experience to execute missions, create positive workplaces that foster proficiency and support our people throughout their careers.
U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Strategy
The U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Strategy guides our efforts in the cyber domain. This strategy identifies three distinct strategic priorities critical to our overall mission success: Defending Cyberspace, Enabling Operations and Protecting Infrastructure.
Commandant's Strategic Intent 2015-2019
The Strategic Intent 2015-2019 outlines the Coast Guard's highest strategic priorities to address unprecedented modern risks that threaten our Nation's security and prosperity.
A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower
This revision to A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower builds on the heritage and complementary capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps-Coast Guard team to advance the prosperity and guarantee the security of our Nation.
U.S. Coast Guard Western Hemisphere Strategy
This strategy emphasizes our highest objectives through three broadly defined strategic priorities: Combating Networks, Securing Borders, and Safeguarding Commerce. it also identifies several critical enablers that will ensure our long-term success.
Commandant's Direction 2014
This document outlines the Coast Guard's value to the nation and provides the Commandant's plan to maintain the service as a unique instrument of national security.
Coast Guard Publication 1
This document describes who we are, what we do, where we came from, and where we're going. It traces our history to explain how we evolved into today's Coast Guard, protecting those on the sea, protecting the Nation against threats delivered by sea, and protecting the sea itself.
Coast Guard Arctic Strategy
This document outlines the Coast Guard's intent to ensure maritime governance in the U.S. Arctic over the next 10 years by pursuing three key objectives: improving awareness, modernizing governance and broadening partnerships.


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Frigid New York Presents 'My BoX,' 2/20-3/2
Fed up yet inspired by the trending "love to hate" mentality of an increasingly cynical society lost in a technology coma, Killy personalizes pop culture shock and earnestly explores a botoxicated community communicating in carefully edited tweets and meaningless memes. This one-of-a-kind, dark comedy musical incorporates non-traditional instruments, toys and (ironically) modern sound technology, combined with performance art and projection. This revolution will not be televised. It will evolve live in My BoX - please think outside.
Killy Dwyer (Writer/performer) is a mock$tar comedic performance artist and musician. With an extensive and impressive history in theater, improv, comedy and music, Killy became a notable figure in the LES alternative arts scene in 2009. Most recently, Killy was named one of the "Top 10 Women Who Rock Comedy" by FunnyNotSlutty.com and won "Most Magical Moment Of The Festival 2012" for her performance in the NY Funny Songs Festival. She starred in the feature film The Crab (for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at The Hoboken International Film Festival), successfully toured the west coast and Edinburgh Fringe with her latest solo show Girl Balls, runs the hugely popular monthly alternative variety show, Alter Ego - Vaudeville Surreal at Fontana's Bar and has been featured on the main stage at the NY Figment Festival (World's Largest Interactive Festival) with her band, KILL THE BAND 3 years in a row. This is Killy's 5th show as part of the FRIGID New York and Mini-Fridge Festivals and she won the Audience Choice Award in 2010 for the original "KILL THE BAND" theatrical show. Killy just released her new CD "Mock Bottom" with KILL THE BAND, available on iTunes or by visiting her website www.KILLYTHEKID.com
My BoX
An Experimental Workshop Written and performed by Killy Dwyer
UNDER St. Marks
94 St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A
Feb. 20th 8:40pm/Feb. 24th 6:50pm/Feb. 26th 7:05/March 1st 10:15pm/March 2nd 10pm
For Tickets Call 212-868-4444 or online at www.FRIGIDNewYork.info


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Welcome to the Entrepreneur's Toolkit!
Entrepreneurs from every corner of the world are launching businesses that are reducing environmental impacts, creating prosperity, and improving lives in their communities.
Who is this Toolkit for?
A social or environmental entrepreneur is someone who uses business principles to create, and manage a venture to make social change and protect or restore the environment. Read more...
First time here?
Our page on Business Planning for Sustainable Enterprises is a good place to start.
You may also browse the main Toolkit categories by Topic/Sector, or Country/Region.
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This wiki is for entrepreneurs in all countries. You can add material to this wiki in any language, and we encourage contributions in many languages. Find out how to make your contribution!
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Pedro de la Rosa: "Silverstone is a beautiful and classic circuit; it's a place I really like. I've raced in many categories there: Formula Ford, Formula Renault, Formula 3 and Formula 1. It's a quick, high downforce track with a lot of quick corners linked together. It's very demanding on the tyres, so the logical thing is to go for three stops. Strategies will play a big part. It's not the most favourable circuit for us so we're going to have to grind our teeth because, apart from that, it's also one of the toughest tracks for a driver. We're going to try and continue the good work from the last grands prix, finish this race and improve on our result in Valencia. That is our objective."
Narain Karthikeyan: "I've got very good memories of Silverstone as I've raced a lot there in the past in junior categories, it's one of my favourite tracks on the calendar and a place I expect to do well. Copse and the Becketts complex are special corners and are up there with the most exciting ones in the championship but I don't know the new part of the circuit as I didn't race at Silverstone last year so it will take me a few laps to adapt. After a positive weekend in Valencia, with a good performance in qualifying, I'm hoping to continue from there and build on it in Great Britain."
Dani Clos: "I'm very happy to step into the F112 once again in Silverstone, a place where I've got good memories since I've made the podium every time I've been in GP2. After Barcelona I've really been looking forward to this new opportunity. The work we're carrying out with the team is positive and I think that I can make a good contribution. I will be able to run in better conditions than in Barcelona because the car was new back then and I had to carry out various aero tests. Now I've got a new opportunity, not to prove anything but to work with the team and evolve as much as we can."
Luis Perez-Sala, team principal: "In Valencia we had a positive weekend and were able to confirm the good sensations we'd felt in the last few races. Silverstone is one of the most emblematic and historic circuits in the championship and racing there is always something special. We want to see how our car performs at the British track with the latest upgrades because it's a track that contains various quick turns and that's where we suffer most. On another note, I'm happy that Dani will have a new opportunity to sit behind the wheel of the car for the first free practice session. This time he'll be able to get more out of the session because in Barcelona there were many things to test and he had to focus on them, but now he'll be able to get the most out of the experience. Besides, it will be the second time he drives the F112 this season so he won't be stepping into the unknown and won't need a period to adapt."
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Maybe it was boredom or lack of sleep, but Sasha Obama's big yawn during her dad's inauguration has gone viral online.
The president was talking education when the 11 year-old let out a serious yawn.
Fatigue or boredom aside, Sasha did manage to keep clapping for her dad.
This is not the first time the youngest Obama daughter has yawned while listening to her father. In 2008, she yawned during the Democratic National Convention with her head on her mom's lap, USA Today reported.
Sasha also made headlines Sunday, when her dad was officially sworn in. Afterward, she congratulated him by saying, "Good job, Dad. You didn't mess up."
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You may be familiar with this odd, tank-like creature if you've
ever spent some time in Texas. They can be hard to miss on
the side of a road, dead or alive. This is the
nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), a member
of the mammalian order Cingulata and distantly related to
sloths and anteaters. In Colorado, nine-banded armadillos
are rare, but we have specimens in the our mammal collection from
Prowers County and a recent record from the San Luis Valley.
Nine-banded armadillos crossed into the USA in the late 1800's and
have been expanding north and west ever since, Colorado
Twenty living species of armadillos are
found in the New World, mostly in South America. Their armor
is made up of small plates of bone called "scutes", covered by
dermal scales. They are excellent diggers and many species
are ant and termite diet specialists. Armadillos live life in
the slow lane with lower body temperatures (~92F) and lower basal
metabolic rates than other placental mammals. The nine-banded
armadillo is interesting in that it gives birth to identical
quadruplets called pups. Another interesting fact is that
nine-banded armadillos are the only mammal other than humans that
can be infected with the bacteria that causes
leprosy, due in part to their low body temperature.
Other species of armadillo found in the DMNS mammal collection
include the
southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus),
which can roll up into a ball to protect itself and the
screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus),
which derives its name from its alarm squeal. The museum also
has a specimen of the largest living species, the
giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) which can weigh
up to 70 lbs. and is about 3X the size of the nine-banded
armadillo. Use the CD case for the Emerson Lake and Palmer
progressive rock classic, Tarkus, for relative
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There is little question that todays NBA players are remarkably more athletic than their counterparts of generations past. Big men are no longer the lumbering hulks who hang around the rim waiting to dunk, and guards are no longer earth-bound creators who get most of their points from outside. Unfortunately, for all of the amazing physical advances weve seen in professional athletes over the years, there is one constant that remains, perhaps with even more frequency: The Almighty Injury.
Injuries are the equalizers in professional sports, and can make even the best teams on paper struggle to win games in reality. This is especially true in the NBA, where one player can make or break a teams season in a way that is much rarer in other team sports. With that in mind, we take a look at some early season injuries that have derailed a number of NBA teams already this season. As a qualifier, well only be looking at players who were not expected to be out when the season began, so Chicagos Derrick Rose and Washingtons John Wall, for example, dont count. The Bulls and Wizards knew they had their work cut out for them coming in.
1) Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks As the Dallas Mavericks were busy with another round of major roster changes last summer, they counted on one thing to assure them of yet another 50-win season. They knew that as long as former MVP Dirk Nowitzki was in place that they would have a fighting chance to be among the leagues elite, even with an almost entirely different supporting cast around him. But Nowitzki didnt look quite right as training camp got underway and he struggled as the preseason schedule came around. Soreness in his knee sidelined him first, and the team hoped that rest would cure the problem, but when that didnt work, surgery meant that Nowitzki would miss the first six weeks or so of the regular season. The Mavs held their own through a very light early schedule, but now that the games are getting a little tougher they have fallen on hard times. They have lost seven of their last ten games and currently sit in the Wests tenth seed. That will most likely change once Nowitzki is back and up to full speed, but its crystal clear that without a fully-healthy Nowitzki, the Mavs arent going anywhere this season.
2) Danny Granger, Indiana Pacers - Coming into the 2012-13 NBA season, the Indiana Pacers were supposed to be one of the leagues elite teams. They came very close to upsetting the eventual-champion Miami HEAT in postseason play and brought back many of the core components from that team to help push them to new heights. Unfortunately, tendonitis in Danny Grangers left knee sidelined the teams leading scorer for three months, and without him they have struggled to regain the form they had at last seasons end. Many Pacers fans were ready to trade Granger in favor of the up-and-coming Paul George, but while George has played well, he has not provided the consistent scoring threat that Granger represents. There are other problems in Indiana, from Roy Hibberts terrible start to the lack of great leadership at point guard, but at the heart of the teams struggles is the absence of Granger.
3) The Minnesota Timberwolves - The Timberwolves knew they would be without starting point guard Ricky Rubio as they prepared for the start of the 2012-13 season, but they could never have predicted that Kevin Love, J.J. Barea, Chase Budinger, Brandon Roy and Nikola Pekovic would all sustain injuries that would sabotage the teams hopes of a strong start. Head coach Rick Adelman is no stranger to injuries, of course, and he wizarded some wins even in the face of devastating personnel losses, but the team is just 6-7 on the season and thats due to the ridiculous number of injuries theyve sustained.
4) Steve Nash, Los Angeles Lakers - Some will argue that Steve Nash should be higher on this list, but the bottom line is that the Lakers were absolutely dismal even with Nash in the lineup through preseason and up until a leg fracture took him out of the lineup. Now that former Phoenix Suns coach Mike DAntoni has taken the helm in Los Angeles, it becomes even more imperative that Nash return to run the offense that was essentially created for him. The Lakers have very little margin for error, and they are in a precarious position with regards to injuries because they have very little depth behind their All-Star-laden starting lineup. Nashs injury, which was originally only supposed to keep him out for a week, is most certainly the biggest issue facing the 7-8 Lakers. If they continue to lose once he returns, that will be another, bigger, story. Nash is scheduled for an MRI on the leg later today, so hopefully there is some good news coming for the Lakers.
5) Andrew Bynum, Philadelphia 76ers Expectations for the Sixers havent been this high since Dr. J wore their jersey, as the arrival of Andrew Bynum seemed to usher in a new era of contention for the team. Unfortunately, the Sixers have already begun to experience something the Los Angeles Lakers dealt with for years, which is the oft-injured status of their starting center. When Bynum is healthy, hes arguably the best center in the NBA. A more dynamic scorer than Dwight Howard and a serviceable defender, Bynum is capable of being the franchise cornerstone for a championship-caliber team. As the Sixers are learning the hard way, however, health is not something to be taken for granted when it comes to Bynum. Its a credit to head coach Doug Collins and his team that they are off to a 9-6 start even without Bynum, but they have almost no chance of getting out of the first round of the playoffs if he cant return, and then they have a difficult decision to make about his future next summer. For more on that, be sure and check out HOOPSWORLD TV, where Yannis Koutroupis and I discuss this situation.
Honorable Mention: Andrew Bogut, Golden State Warriors See Below
Warriors Banking on Bogut
One of the longest-suffering fan bases in the NBA belongs to the Golden State Warriors, where the team has made the playoffs just once since the 1994-95 season. The new management team has gone to work quickly in an effort to change the teams lack of postseason play, and forward David Lee likes what hes seen so far.
Weve got a real good group of guys this year, Lee tells HOOPSWORLD. Coach [Mark Jackson] has done a real good job. We had a full training camp this year to implement stuff that he wants to get in. Eighty percent of our training camp was defense and our defensive numbers have improved a lot from last season. This year, once we get [Andrew] Bogut back, I think itll be even better. Im just happy with our team so far; I think weve done some good things.
Andrew Bogut, of course, is supposed to be the missing piece of the Warriors playoff puzzle. Acquired in a trade that sent Monta Ellis to the Milwaukee Bucks last season, Bogut has been nursing an ankle injury that kept him out of games last season and has cost him all but five games this season. Lee hasnt spent a great deal of time playing with Bogut, but he saw enough to make him believe the two can be very effective together.
Yeah, Im very confident the two of us will play great together, its just a matter of getting the big fella back and getting him a part of what were doing right now, says Lee. Our front office has been very aggressive not only with making that big blockbuster trade, but also to add depth to this team. Carl [Landry] has played great this year, Jarrett Jack has played great, we had the injury to Brandon Rush, but because of our depth, weve been able to stay above water. Its a big job from our front office and our coaching staff to put us in a good position, now we just need to follow through and play well.
With that stated goal of improving on the defensive end, the Warriors are making marked progress in that area. Last season they allowed 101.2 points per game, ranking them 28th of 30 NBA teams in that category. This season they are allowing just 98.79 points per game, good enough for 13th in the league. They are also third in the league in rebounding, despite the absence of Bogut. Where the team is struggling most is in turnovers, where they are fifth-worst in the league with 16.43 giveaways per game. Lee says part of the reason for the high turnover rate is the number of new faces on the team.
I think thats part of it, yeah, says Lee. I think thats something, as the season goes along, will work itself out. Ive been on plenty of teams that try to outscore. The last two years here weve tried to outscore the other team and when youre on the road, thats when youre really going to see a dip in your winning percentage because youre just not going to shoot the ball well every night. Im really happy with what our team has done defensively and we can get a lot better.
One way in which the Warriors are likely to continue to improve defensively is on the wing, where Harrison Barnes is adept at scoring, but still finding his way on the defensive end.
Yeah, no question, athletically, hes got all the gifts to be a great defender and hes a smart player, hes got a good basketball I.Q, says Lee of Barnes. The biggest thing, I think, is just gaining experience. Just like any other rookie, you got to learn some lessons on how to play different guys around the league. The most difficult part is some nights youre going to play great defense and the other guy is just going to play better offense. Hes figuring it out and figuring out ways to get better, but the most important thing is that he wants to be great at it and hes continuing to get better each game.
The Warriors have made measurable improvements this season, even with Bogut essentially out of the picture. They are better defensively, theyre still scoring better than 98 points per game and they currently sit in the Western Conferences fourth seed. However, make no mistake: the only way the Warriors can expect to compete with the best teams in the NBA is with a healthy and productive Bogut in the mix. Given that he is struggling to get through full practices, its hard to predict how long it might take for him to actually become the cornerstone the Warriors hope he will be.


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CHICAGO -- April Calderon recently pumped out 61 pushups in 60 seconds while balancing precariously on three medicine balls, a feat that has been submitted to Guinness World Records.
The key is "great balance, mental toughness, and lots and lots of practice," said Calderon, a general manager for three Anytime Fitness gyms in central Florida. "But I'm really sick of pushups right now."
Pushups, one of the best measures of upper-body fitness, are worth the pain. Traditionally, they're done while in a horizontal position -- hands and feet on the floor. Beginners can drop their knees to the floor to reduce the load they have to lift back up.
But pushups, like many body-weight exercises, can also be made more or less challenging. They're functional; they stabilize the body and prevent injury. And pushups can be done anywhere.
"They're a true resistance and core exercise," said Michele Olson, research director of the Auburn University Human Performance Laboratory in Montgomery, Ala., who incorporates pushups into every class she teaches. "They work every single muscle that you can name in your upper body."
In addition to the triceps and chest, pushups also recruit the shoulder muscles, biceps and abdominals, Olson said.
Offshoots of the pushup such as the plank, or holding the body in the "up" position -- also depend on the abs. "If they didn't, the back would collapse and sag," Olson said.
In addition to resistance training, pushups are used to rehabilitate the upper body after injuries because they can activate the muscles that stabilize the shoulder blade and the shoulder joint, said David Suprak, an assistant professor of kinesiology at Western Washington University.
Unless you're trying to break a record, do pushups slowly and with control. More benefits come from fewer reps with good form than from cranking out as many as possible.
Also, balance the pushup with an exercise that recruits opposing muscles. Pushups rely on the chest muscles and triceps. Rowing exercises work the opposite muscles, the biceps and lats.
Wall pushup
Place your palms against a wall, slightly wider than your shoulders with the fingertips pointing up. Back your feet away from the wall, about 50 centimetres. Lean forward, bending your elbows until your nose nearly touches the wall. Push back out to start. That's one. To make it harder, place your hands on a lower surface such as the edge of a desk. Used extensively in rehabilitation, wall pushups can decrease the amount of stress on the lumbar spine, Suprak said. But even these can irritate the shoulder for those who have a previous injury. "Makes sure your hands are low enough so the arm is not elevating above the shoulder level," he said.
Incline pushup
Find a weight bench, or if you're outside, use a park bench. Place your hands on the bench and your feet on the ground. Lower your chest to the bench and push back up.
Pushup with knees down
The more parallel your body is to the ground, the harder this exercise is. Beginners can start on their hands and knees; this position trains important shoulder stabilizers and lowers the stress on the lower back and the joints themselves, Suprak said.
Traditional pushup
Start in a plank position, or the "up" position of the pushup, with your body in a straight line and your hands just slightly more than shoulder-width apart. Tighten the abs as if bracing for a punch and slowly lower the chest toward the ground. Aiming at a target can help get the chest close to the floor, Olson said. Simply place a water bottle or hand weight vertically on the ground. Slowly lower until the sternum touches the object. Keep the stomach off the mat and the back straight. Narrower hand placement benefits the triceps and the chest, Olson said.
Decline pushup
Elevating the feet makes the pushup harder. Use a low bench or a stair, which is about 12 centimetres tall, Olson said.
Minus a limb
Using a single limb -- one hand or foot -- instead of two, can increase the difficulty. Ground your right foot, stack the left foot on top of the right and lower down. Or, keep both feet on the ground and just use one hand. Be cautious. "A one-handed type of pushup causes a tendency to rotate around the lumbar spine," Suprak said. "There's a torque causing rotation of the body, and you're trying to stabilize. That can cause increased stress in the disks between the vertebra, he said.
Unstable platform
Medicine balls, stability balls, basketballs and BOSUs can all be used to decrease stability, working more muscles. Pausing at the beginning, end or middle of a movement will make it even harder. Some research shows unstable surfaces may increase the activation of the muscles that stabilize the shoulders, but studies are inconclusive. Wobbly surfaces will, however, definitely increase trunk stabilization, Suprak said. And the chest can drop lower than normal if you're on three balls, so be cautious about going deeper, Olson said. "Basically, all your muscles are doing double duty; they're moving and stabilizing you, which can easily lead to injury."
Calderon, the pushup champ, sets up for medicine ball pushups by putting each hand on a ball. "Then it's one foot at a time until I'm stable," said Calderon, who is shooting for a new record: pushups using just two medicine balls.
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- Yield: Makes about 10 cups
- 1 coconut
- 3/4 to 1 bottle (750-ml) dark or light rum, preferably Brugal or Bacardi
- 1 (13 1/2-ounce) can coconut milk, preferably Coco Lopez
- 1 (15-ounce) can cream of coconut, preferably Coco Lopez
- 2.5 (12-ounce) cans evaporated milk
- 2 large cinnamon sticks
- Ice cubes, for serving
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Test each of the three eyes at stem end of coconut to see which is the softest. Then use an ice pick (or a screwdriver) and a hammer to pierce two of the eyes. Strain water through a fine sieve into a bowl, and reserve.
Place coconut on a rimmed baking sheet; bake for 15 minutes. Remove the coconut, carefully wrap it with a kitchen towel, and place it on a solid, stable surface. Hit the area around the eyes of the coconut forcefully with a hammer or kitchen mallet. Remove the hard shell. Use a vegetable peeler to remove the brown skin from the back of the coconut meat. Rinse flesh under cold running water. Finely grate coconut using a box grater. Transfer to a large glass measuring cup. Add reserved coconut water and rum; set aside.
Working in batches, in the jar of a blender, combine coconut milk, cream of coconut, condensed milk, evaporated milk, and coconut rum mixture; blend until combined. Pour into a pitcher, and add cinnamon sticks. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 2 days. Just before serving, stir to combine. Serve over ice.


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Hello all
Basically I am trying to display an alert if a '0' is entered into a form input. This does not seem to be working.
Also I would like to customize this slightly. I only want to display the alert if they enter '0' as the first character of that input.
Here is my example, any help is appreciated
The reason your demo wasn't working was because you have the following line in your code which was calling an undefined variable called $input:
$input.prop('disabled', true);
See the below link for an updated version of your demo which i have cleaned up and got working.
Thanks, sorry should have seen that.
Couple of things:
When you enter 0 as the first character the alert pops up but the 0 remains as the first character in both the Phone Number boxes. When the alert is called the 0 should be removed as the first character in both of these boxes.
When you enter 0 as the second/third...etc character the alert still pops up. I would only want the alert to pop up if they enter 0 as the first character. At any other point in the text box they should be allowed to enter 0 without the alert popping up.
**NEW FEATURE - I would actually like to impose another rule on this text box. If they enter any character that is NOT numerical, ie letter, space, ( etc I would like another alert to pop up saying: please only use numbers
Thanks again
I would recommend you try the above two points on your own first as they are pretty straight forward to achieve and involve minimal time, if you get stuck i or someone else can assist you from their but i don't like handing out code unless an attempt was made to solve the problem.
certainly. i shall give it a go and report back
ok i have managed to only allow numerical values
i have tried to remove the 0 from the textbox by using:
if (e.keyCode == 48) {
alert("Please do not enter 0 as the first character")
$('#paxphoneno').val = ("");
this does not work.
also with regards to applying the rule to the first character, i think it can be done using an array... but i don't think i would be able to get it working anytime soon. if i had more time i would persist but i'm so busy with other things if i would take you or another expert 'minimal time' i would appreciate some more help.
here is the updated versionhttp://jsfiddle.net/YMs4q/38/
It can be a bad user-interface design to throw error alerts at a user when they're typing things out. What seems to work better than that is to not allow such invalid characters from being typed, and possibly to display the warning somewhere on the screen until something else it typed, or they go to the next field.
Something like the following update should do, where keypress is used to check if anything other than a numeric value is used.
When dealing with the leading 0, it's not enough to check if the field was empty when 0 was entered, because then it's possible for someone to type in a number and then go back to the start and add a 0.So instead, you can use the keyup event which allows you to access the value after the pressed key has been added, so that you can check to see if the start of the value is a 0. If it is, it can be lopped off with a suitable message appearing.
I've also added the message as a span with a class of error, along with a bit of CSS to space it out a bit from the field, and as a last touch there's also a blur event that stops the error from being displayed once they leave the field.
See what you think about the latest update to it, at http://jsfiddle.net/YMs4q/71/
hi paul appreciate the response.
firstly when you press and hold the 0 key, it allows you to enter 000000 without warning and without removal.
i don't suppose anybody would actually do that but you know, just in case
also can you actually clarify what conditions the warning displays under. i would prefer if the messages appears immediately.
ie.as and whenever they enter an illegal character it displays 'Please only use numbers'as and whenever they enter a leading 0 it displays 'Please do not enter 0 as the first character'
Lastly... i have tried to use the code on my webpage and am having difficulties. i have uploaded the entire library to my webspace. jquery functions work on other pages but on this particular page they do not seem to be working...
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Hi friends, hope you had a nice weekend?
This weekend was all about R&R. Dinner with friends on Friday followed by a lazy weekend with routine exercise, chores and a little bit of cooking. Making these simple zucchini and ricotta pancakes felt relaxing and comforting, and having a home filled with the smell of pancakes on a Sunday morning was just perfect.
I love using chickpea flour in both sweet and savoury baking. It's a perfect gluten-free alternative to spelt which I've been using a lot lately and I really don't mind the little nuttiness it gives to the dish. Ricotta makes these pancakes extra soft and they are perfect with some lingonberry jam or other tart jam you might have at home.
Zucchini and Ricotta Pancakes
(makes 10-15 small pancakes)
3 large free-range eggs
120g smooth, low-fat ricotta
1/2 cup low-fat milk
1 tbsp pumpkin seed oil
2 zucchinis (1,5 cups), coarsely grated
1 cup chickpea flour
1 tsp baking soda
pinch of sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp olive oil, for frying
lingonberry jam, for serving
1. Lightly whisk the eggs, ricotta, milk and pumpkin seed oil in a bowl.
2. Add the grated zucchinis into the batter and mix through.
3. Mix the baking soda into the flour, then whisk into the egg mixture. Season the batter with salt and pepper.
4. Heat a bit of olive oil in a frying pan and spoon small batches of the batter into the pan. Cook the pancakes for a few minutes on both sides and set aside. Continue until all the batter is used.
5. Serve the zucchini and ricotta pancakes with lingonberry jam.


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HOUSTON - Questions remained Monday after a woman was found dead and partially clothed in her southwest Houston bathtub. Meanwhile, her 7-year-old son who was believed to be missing was found safe with family members, police said.
Police said someone called 911 to report a home invasion at 10211 Cherry Limb Drive at 3:25 a.m. When officers arrived, they kicked in the door and found Lashonda Moye, 37, dead in the tub. She was partially clothed and her boyfriend, Nathan Mitchell, was sitting in the tub with her.
"Patrol officers responded and found them both in the bathtub. (He was) incoherent. Both were transported," said Roy Swainson with the Houston Police Department. "She was dead on arrival. He was transported and hopefully he can shed some light at what took place out here."
Police said Moye's death was suspicious, but she had no obvious signs of trauma.
Mitchell's injuries were described as non-life-threatening.
Moye had two sons -- Mekhi Coleman, 7, and an 18-year-old.
"We know that the 7-year-old lives here. He is not here in the house so I think it's important that we find out where that child is," Swainson said earlier.
Police said the boy was with relatives and found a few hours later.
Neighbors were shocked at the death.
"I heard some commotion this morning early around 12:30 or 1 a.m., and I was going to look out. I wish I did," neighbor Beth Paquio said.
An autopsy will determine the cause of death.
Officials said Moye and Mitchell had been dating for about 9 months.
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Machen enthused by Gov. Scott's commitment to UF
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The exact reason why University of Florida President Bernie Machen agreed to postpone retirement may be buried in the numbers of Gov. Rick Scott's next budget proposal.
Machen would not address specifics Wednesday about what he discussed with Scott or what convinced him he would have the resources necessary to pursue top-10 status for UF.
He wrote in an email that he would not comment on how long he would be willing to stay, but he noted that Scott will reveal the nature of the governor's commitment to UF's goal soon.
"The commitments should become clear when the governor releases his budget in the next few weeks," Machen wrote.
When Machen agreed to remain at Tigert Hall at Scott's request, it signaled a surprising end to a six-month investment of time and money to find UF's next president.
Last year, UF hired Miramar Beach-based search firm Greenwood/Asher & Associates to work on the search for $95,000, but the university will pay a lesser amount because the search was suspended, according to UF spokeswoman Janine Sikes. She said the final figure has yet to be determined.
Scott Nygren, a UF professor who sat on the search committee and a former trustee, said Wednesday that he is hopeful that the announcement is a positive development.
"The governor seems to be committing himself to some substantial support," he said. "I'm hoping that the Legislature will be in agreement, and that we can make a difference."
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