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You know what? That was an imperfect game against a struggling team.
OK, given. But that's a good, good win. That's a tough game to be the road team, with the coaching change and the feelings of getting the popular coach fired, and the new coaches on the bench. And then a really quick goal by the home team and the place is all pumped up. It's a tough game because there's not much spark between these teams, and the Rangers had just beaten three pretty good rivals in a row.
And I thought the Rangers matched the intensity of the Canes out of the gate and even before the power play that began the momentum swing and the three-goal outburst, the Rangers dominated for stretches. Had the puck a lot. Pressured the Canes all over the ice. Forced the issue. And created chances again. And goals.
1) The Rangers were quite physical, which is a testament to their will, and a sign that last year's "identity" is returning. And of course, leading the way, was the Captain. Then, late and with the lead, they started going down and blocking shots. More "identity" (special membership badge to John Mitchell). And, c'mon kids, a lot of that is on the coach, who has maybe taken a baby step backward this year in his dealings with the other humans, but who can flat-out coach.
2) I still can't believe that there were some people here that felt this team was awful, had forgotten that this was what they were about last year, had thought that it was headed for a disaster, even. WTB?
3) That was some fluky goal late in the first by Carolina's figure skater, Skinner. Yes, Brad Richards lost the draw. But Brandon Prust slid out and blocked the shot, it hopped up in the air and the D-man baseball batted it right to Skinner, who caught it with his glove and dropped it to his stick for a one-timer. Not much you can do to stop a goal like that.
4) All the analysts during and after the game missed it after the Marian Gaborik goal, but they were cracking up on the bench because Artem Anisimov almost blew a tire just before he made the pass across the slot to Gaborik. Which might also have helped freeze the defense and Cam Ward for a moment, too. I thought this was one of Anisimov's better games.
5) Sean Avery keeps getting it done … with his limited opportunities. You can't tell me he played this way last year. He didn't. Pretty cool pass by Gaborik on No. 16's goal, too.
6) When it got to 4-2, Johnny Mac had that same look on his face that he had as Devils coach last year.
7) The PP was quite good. Again. Even the times it didn't score.
8) The third Carolina goal followed a series of icings, which pinned the Rangers deep … and we've seen that movie a few times this season.
9) The Rangers got two more goals from D men — Ryan McMonster and Michael Sauer … I love it when people who should know better say "they're joining the rush." Not the point. They're active in the offensive zone, not just joining the rush. They're involved in the play. And they're free to be involved because A) the coaches encourage them to do it and B) the forwards are responsible enough to read and cover when a D-man moves up. And that was a really good breakout pass by Jeff Woywitka that started the Anisimov-to-Gaborik goal.
10) Brian Boyle was really good again. Physical. 10-3 on draws. And playing Papa Bear to the two kids on his wings who have sure helped light the fuse since they arrived.
My Three Rangers Stars:
1) Ryan Callahan.
2) Marian Gaborik.
3) Brian Boyle.
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Born an Engaged Bystander
This is a post script to our Letters to an Engaged Bystander Blog and a guest blog by Sally J. Laskey, NSVRC Director of Special Projects. To check out Joan Tabachnick's continued work follow her on twitter @engagebystander.
The NSVRC was honored to be part of the MVP Bystander Intervention Conference, Bystander Intervention: from it Roots to the Road Ahead in Boston, MA last month. David Lee, from CALCASA and Prevent Connect, did a wonderful recap of the conference.
When thinking about my roots, I recall my mother saying I was born with an "agenda", but really I was just raised to be an engaged citizen and to care about my community. The conference, organized by Mentors in Violence Preventin (MVP), felt like a coming home of sorts and reminded me that engaging bystanders in the prevention of sexual and intimate partner violence is really about building community.
I was lucky enough to start my social justice work while an undergraduate at the University of New Hampshire. I was trained by Jane Stapleton about sexual violence prevention, who is now one of the Co-Directors at Prevention Innovations (that's her in the intro video clip), and I volunteered and then worked for the Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention Program (SHARPP), where I was able to develop and implement bystander intervention programming, with folks like Duane de Four, who took the stage at the conference to talk about men and women working together. Jane and SHARPP invited me into a community of activists and I have never left.
As we pave the road ahead for engaging bystanders in prevention, the NSVRC is excited to provide resources and opportuntunities to grow this community and hopefully make it a group you will never want to leave. We particularly want to build the skills and support for bystanders online through social networking. As I witnessed first hand at the conference, we have powerful stories to share about successful bystander intervention experiences. Please add to our collection through the NSVRC Share your Stories Project! Here is your invitation, join us on this ride.

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California State University, Northridge Central American Studies professor Beatriz Cortez dedicated countless hours, energy and sweat to welding a steel porch that will be showcased over the next several months at the Orange County Museum of Art's (OCMA) "California-Pacific Triennial: Building as Ever." The exhibition, begins tomorrow and runs through Sept. 3 at the museum at 50 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach California. Read more
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Iswari Pandey, a professor of English at California State University, Northridge, has won the 2017 Advancement of Knowledge Award for his book "South Asian in the Mid-South: Migrations of Literacies" from the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Read more
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A look at the latest releases, plus what's new in paperback.
By Kate Whiting
New fiction
House Of Earth by Woody Guthrie is published in hardback by Fourth Estate, priced £14.99. Available now.
Folk legend Woody Guthrie is best known for songs, but his recently discovered novel House Of Earth showcases another extraordinary talent.
The plot centres around simple farming couple Tike and Ella May Hamlin, and their struggle to build a "fireproof, windproof, rainproof, sweatproof, bugproof, foolproof, everything proof" adobe dwelling on land they don't own.
Co-editors Johnny Depp and Douglas Brinkley claim that House Of Earth is the literary companion to Guthrie's most famous song, This Land Is Your Land, and there are certainly comparisons to be made.
Guthrie uses the story to rail against the big banks and business conglomerates that bought up huge swathes of the Texas Panhandle in the post-Depression years, in an echo of some of his most popular folk anthems.
Guthrie completed the book in 1947, but it is only now being published. Casually erotic and extremely left-leaning, it would have created quite a stir in 1940s/1950s America, although a post-50 Shades audience will probably find it quite tame.
Gritty, vulgar and aspirational, House Of Earth tells a fascinating story of life in 1930s Dust Bowl America.
9/10 (Review by Kathryn Gaw) Revenge by Yoko Ogawa is published in paperback by Harvill Secker, priced £10.99. Available now.
From award-winning Japanese writer Yoko Ogawa, Revenge provides snapshots of the lives of several characters and their unsettling tales, woven together in a seamless web of elegant narrative.
These eccentric stories include that of a woman who returns ritualistically to the same bakery to purchase her son's favourite cake; although he died in an accident some time ago, and an inventor who becomes the curator of a museum of implements of torture, and not forgetting the Bengal Tiger in the garden...
There are no perfect endings and certainly no heroes, just a series of interconnected lives in the city, as strange and as morbid as each other but absorbing and beautiful in equal measure.
Ogawa's novel is unique and oddly refreshing, plunging through the warm and safe banality of day-to-day life into a core that is cold and unsettling.
Given the quality of the writing, it can perhaps be assumed that not much has been lost in Stephen Snyder's translation from the original Japanese-language book.
9/10 (Review by Natsayi Sithole) Orkney by Amy Sackville is published in hardback by Granta Books, priced £12.99. Available February 7.
Amy Sackville's Orkney tells the story of a literature professor and his unnamed bride - his most gifted and enthusiastic student of the past year - on their honeymoon.
Over the two weeks, during which the story unfolds, the professor spends his days attempting to write a book while being distracted by his enigmatic wife, who whiles away the hours by staring out to sea.
Every night, the increasingly besotted professor asks her questions in a bid to uncover who she is and why she wanted to honeymoon on a barren Orkney isle.
Sackville's beautifully descriptive prose - told from the professor's point of view - transports the reader to a chilling landscape, allowing them to experience the taste of each sip of whisky, every touch of the young wife's skin.
The reader is left asking questions right to the last page: who is this mysterious woman and why is she so obsessed with the sea and what lies beneath?
It's a haunting page-turner that must be read.
9/10 (Review by Victoria Burt) This Is The Way by Gavin Corbett is published in hardback by Fourth Estate, priced £14.99. Available now.
Gavin Corbett is an Irish author with a Midas touch on the written word.
In his debut novel, he brings us into the world of Anthony Sonaghan, an Irish Traveller whose heritage is as mythical as it is deadly.
Born to two people whose clans have a bitter hatred of each other, Anthony had grown up away from his family, and knew little of the feud, that is until the feud finds him.
It's while he is lying low in Dublin that we first meet Anthony and Corbett writes in the character's dialect. He's a man of simple pleasures and a willingness to better himself.
His uncle, Arthur, who forms the role of protector and guide, opens up the secrets of his nephew's family that are intertwined with intriguing traditional folk tales.
Each page paints vivid colours of disturbing truths, gentle innocence and sly humour.
9/10 (Review by Phil Robinson) The Surprising Life Of Charlie Glass (Size 18 And A Bit) by Angela Woolfe is published in paperback by Arrow, priced £6.99. Available now.
Angela Woolfe, best known as the teen fiction author responsible for the Avril Crump series, releases her first foray into the adult fiction market with chick-lit archetype Charlie Glass.
Charlie is admittedly overweight. Having spent the last decade caring for her dying father, she is unhappy with her looks and her family's opinions of her.
Sparked by the inheritance of her father's shoe emporium, she heads to boot-camp to get her life in shape, returning thin, blonde and glamorous.
This modern retelling of the classic Cinderella story comes complete with wicked stepmother, bitter half-sisters and even a hilariously cliched glass slipper.
However, Disney this is not - where Cinderella's stepmother wouldn't let her go to the ball, the mistreatment here is plainly abusive - and readers will get frustrated by how often the protagonist lets people insult her.
Though the story is generally lighthearted and satisfyingly witty, the 'beauty is only skin deep' moral message is heavy-handed, and you never root for the protagonist in the way you want to.
5/10 (Review by Holly McKenzie) The Sixth Soul by Mark Roberts is published in hardback by Corvus, priced £7.99. Available now.
"I did not come out of darkness. I am darkness itself," utters the killer in this debut crime thriller from Mark Roberts.
Having worked as a teacher for 30 years, and after receiving an award for the best new play of the year, The Sixth Soul is Roberts's first novel aimed at adults.
The story centres around Detective Rosen and his investigation into a serial killer dubbed by the media as 'Herod' - a sadistic killer haunting the streets of London, abducting and mutilating pregnant women.
The book opens as the fifth woman is taken and as the story progresses, the plot twists and turns to keep the reader guessing.
Many will find the subject matter disturbing but the book is a real page-turner, with lots of very short chapters, making it an easy read.
It is by no means a literary masterpiece, as the ending becomes rather predictable and some of the characters are a little cliched, but it is an enjoyable read nonetheless.
6/10 (Review by Rachael Dunn) Children's book of the week Survive by Alex Morel is published in paperback by Egmont, priced £6.99. Available now.
Teenager Jane Solis is suicidal and has planned for six months how she will kill herself.
She will comply with doctors in the institute in which she is being treated, so will earn enough trust to be allowed home for Christmas. But she'll never get home as she will take a concoction of pills on the plane and die mid-air.
However, as she tries to take the tablets in a toilet, the jet crashes in snowy mountains and she is one of only two survivors, alongside surfer Paul Hart.
Now it is a fight to live - and for the first time in years she wants to take on the challenge.
New Jersey author Alex Morel's debut novel of a journey to recovery is believable and heartbreaking.
Teenagers will relate to likeable Jane's fears and anxieties and will be eagerly cheering every step she takes with her new friend Paul.
8/10 (Review by Caroline Davison) Non-fiction Green Philosophy: How To Think Seriously About The Planet by Roger Scruton is published in paperback by Atlantic Books, priced £12.99. Available now.
Whether you are a global-warming alarmist, predicting all manner of environmental catastrophes, or someone who simply scoffs at such fears, there is plenty of material here to provoke thought about what many regard as probably the most important challenge that faces humanity today.
Professor Roger Scruton, one of our leading philosophers, and one who leans somewhat to the right in much of his thinking, takes a long, hard - and overall a constructive and calming - look at the problem.
His fundamental principle is that the state should be prevented from undertaking tasks in this area that can be better performed by the citizens and private initiatives.
It is, in short, a conservative's viewpoint on this issue.
As you would expect of a philosopher, Scruton examines all the arguments adduced by those who fear global warming and those who deny it, and produces a whole series of common-sense ideas which he hopes will satisfy both sides of the debate.
But I do wish he would avoid using words, or non-words, such as "oikophilia" (and conversely "oikophobia"), which detract from the otherwise smooth flow of his arguments.
6/10 (Review by Chris Moncrieff) The Lion Sleeps Tonight And Other Stories Of Africa by Rian Malan is published in hardback by Grove Press, priced £16.99. Available now.
In a follow-up to his memoir My Traitor's Heart (first published 20 years ago), Journalist Rian Malan looks at the steps - and missteps - taken to try to build a new South Africa.
Two decades ago, Malan, who grew up in a middle-class and pro-apartheid Afrikaner family in a white suburb of Johannesburg, tracked his family's 400-year history and shared his own feelings about race.
Here he traces the history of the titular world-famous song back to a recording from 1930 by a Zulu singer called Solomon Linda, touches on the trial of Winnie Mandela and stumbles upon the explosive controversy over President Mbeki's Aids policies of the 1990s.
Malan's sardonic narration offers a succinct picture of South Africa today.
6/10 (Review by Rachel Howdle) The Future by Al Gore is published in hardback by WH Allen, priced £25. Available now.
Al Gore, the world's most famous almost-US president, has written a laundry list about The Future.
Detailing every factor that may shape the future and then some, the majority of the book is an encyclopedic analysis of our current global catastrophes, with the usual suspects of big business and globalisation.
Though comprehensive, this chunk is dull and not very well planned, with Gore regularly flipping between topics with abandon - at one point covering multinationals, the eurozone crisis and the concept of the nation state over the space of three pages.
Where this book hits its stride is in the last chapter, The Edge, which looks at why we're handling climate change so badly.
It's a compelling and powerful account - and one well worth sticking out for.
7/10 (Review by Tobias Chapple)
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Topic: Stabbing Rib Pain /Heavy aching
Friday I visited the ER. Was sitting at CiCi's Pizza parking lot and out of nowhere it was like I was zapped with electricity from the inside out under my right rib cage. After 3 hours of pain and a few loritabs no relief. Got to ER they took x-rays of rib cage and found a lesion on my 7th and 10th rib suspicous of CC mets. They initially thought I had fractured a rib which is common for someone going through radiation and chemo. Well yesterday got to see Oncologist and he basically said what I described and checking the location that I had ruputured a vessel within the Liver/a little bleeder that usually clots itself. He said that could be chemo doing its job or disease progression. He said the lesions on the ribs if mets would be treated the same way as current treatment. Anyhow, I'm making arrangements for a bone scan with my primary Doctor as I think if it is mets, radiation treatment can be conducted along current chemo regimen. I was going to hold off on chemo for a time while my wife goes to England for her Mom's 80th. I guess with the new discovery I'll keep my self busy while she is gone. Now that I have said all that ; I have ace bandaged my rib cage to stablize it and wolla no pain. My opinion is I tore or pulled some muscle / cartilage between my ribs. Who knows , maybe bone scan will clarify something. Also I'm wandering with all the CT Scans of pelvic , abdomen, and chest that I have done wouldn't that have shown lesions on my ribs or has someone got tunnel visioned with reading my scans. Okay , all done. If anyone has had similar experience or suggestions please feel free. By the way CiCi Pizza is pretty good. The trick is to just get your salad and drink first and wait until you see them pull out 4-5 fresh hot pizzas from the oven so you not eating dried heat lamp stuff. Ha! Ha! had to tell ya. Cheerio for now.
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Formula 1 driver Jenson Button's father has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 70.
John Button, from Frome, who once ran a garage, Autoconti, at Southwick, near Trowbridge, had been a strong guiding force behind his son's career.
He was found dead in his home on the French Riviera by a friend on Sunday.
A statement released by the 2009 world chamion's agent read: "It is with great sadness and regret that I can confirm John Button passed away at his home in the South of France on Sunday.
"Whilst we await confirmation, initial signs would indicate a suspected heart attack. A close friend who was visiting John on Sunday was the first to discover the tragic news.
"John's children Jenson, Natasha, Samantha and Tanya and the rest of the family are clearly devastated and ask for their privacy to be respected during this extremely difficult time."
Button, who used to drive rallycross, became a familiar face on the F1 circuit as he proudly cheered his son on to success.
When Mr Button split from his wife Simone, Jenson moved in with his father but the links with his mother and older sisters, Natasha, Samantha and Tanya, were maintained.
As an eight-year-old schoolboy who drove to victory in his first race, Jenson had already told his father he wanted to be a F1 world champion one day.
With his father's backing, this dream went on to become a reality.
They were not flush with money and Mr Button once had to borrow enough money to buy fuel for the drive home from a kart race in Scotland.
Mr Button coached his son and helped pay for his racing from a kart engine preparation business.
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I need to place a small note beneath an Input Box on a Form to help Users properly complete the Form.
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<input id="msgTo" name="msgTo" type="text" maxlength="30"
value="<?php echo (isset($msgTo) ? str2htmlentities($msgTo) : ''); ?>" />
<sometag>Please do the following...</sometag>
What is the proper markup to use?[INDENT]
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If the message relates to the input above, I would do it as part of the label. Otherwise, you are assuming the user can see the screen. (Best to have the "watch your step" warning before the step, rather than after. :lol: )
Well, here is a screen-shot of what I'm trying to create...
Besides liking the look of that, my Form is set up to display Error Messages to the right of each Form Control when there is a data-entry error. And I don't plan on changing that, so the location of "You may send your message..." seems to be the best location.
I'm thinking a simple
 would do...
You missed the point of what I was saying. If you really want to do this properly, don't just think of it in visual terms, but also semantic terms. I never like to have instructions come after the point of action. I would place the instructions before the input, under the label, probably as part of the label (perhaps a span within the label set to display block so that it sits beneath the label, and styled differently).
How about this... (Disregard the "To" and "Bcc" code as I haven't updated the ID's and Names yet)
<form id="sendPM" action="" method="post">
<legend>Send Private Message (PM)</legend>

**You may message to up to 5 people at a time.

Separate usernames with a semicolon. (;)

To:

echo '<textarea id="pmRecipient" name="pmRecipient" cols="35" rows="2">';
echo (isset($pmRecipient) ? str2htmlentities($pmRecipient) : '');
echo "</textarea>";
if (!empty($errors['pmRecipient'])){
echo '' . $errors['pmRecipient'] . '';
Bcc:

echo '<textarea id="pmRecipient" name="pmRecipient" cols="35" rows="2">';
echo (isset($pmRecipient) ? str2htmlentities($pmRecipient) : '');
echo "</textarea>";
if (!empty($errors['pmRecipient'])){
echo '' . $errors['pmRecipient'] . '';
Is that more accessible?
Here is what it looks like...
It's a more logical order, I think. In certain modes, screen readers may or may not skip the div text, though. But @Stomme_poes is better placed to advise on such things.
I've been using p's + aria-describedby, but not sure it matters.A screen reader in forms mode would ignore the div/p/whatever, but not all readers have a virtual buffer that only looks at form controls. So a good order may help, though our e-commerce help text tends to be underneath (I think because the error text goes there as well).
Foo? <input type="text" id="foo" name="bar" aria-describledby="multipleUsers">
 **You may message to up to 5 people at a time.
 Separate usernames with a semicolon. (;)

If you use this version, be sure to use aria-describedby. It looks similar to aria-labelledby, but the latter is for things without any label, and so will override any actual label you have. You don't want that.
What ralph is talking about is an extended label. They look like this:
Foo?  **You may message to up to 5 people at a time. Separate usernames with a semicolon. (;)<input type="text" id="foo" name="bar">
where the label is position: relative and the span can be placed pretty much anywhere. The b is just some random sandbag so you can have a break by making it display: block. Could be another span instead. Screen readers don't get any semantics from  that I know of, so it's a nice throwaway tag, because for everyone else you can font-weight: normal it.
The benefit of the second method is it doesn't rely on aria-stuff. Because the instruction is in the label, it's pretty much available to everyone.
Thanks poes. ARIA is cool. Much better than HTML5 elements, IMHO.
I have no clue what that is...
What do you think about the screenshot in Post #6?
That is more in line with what Ralph suggested, and I think it looks pretty good.
If I want things to look just like the screenshot above, can I move the  before "Foo?" in your example?
But isn't that somewhat misleading, since those instructions would technically apple to both my "To:" and "Bcc:" fields? (I left the "Bcc:" field out until I get the "To:" field styled right and my back-end code working right.)
poes gave you a code example:
Foo?
<input type="text" id="foo" name="bar" aria-describledby="multipleUsers">
<p id="multipleUsers">**You may message to up to 5 people at a time.

Separate usernames with a semicolon. (;)

The aria-describedby attribute serves to tie the input with the
, kind of like associating a label with its input.
Right, but WHEN and WHERE did that come from?!
I have never heard of that aria thingy up until now...
Is that like HTML5 or CSS3 or some other new language thing I don't use yet?! :shifty:
The latter.
It's been around a while, and is a better solution to accessibility than many of the new HTML5 elements, IMHO.
There are simple attributes you can add to elements to make them more semantically meaningful, such as role="navigation" on a navigation
. This has theoretically been taken over by , although I'm not sure how many devices actually recognize the semantics of  yet, while role="navigation" is well understood by assistive technologies.
Thanks for the Accessibility "heads up"!
I think visually it's okay, because you are assuming, and probably can assume, that users realise the extra help text is only referring to the BCC part (right? now I'm not sure).
In my extended-label example (the second one with spans and stuff), you could place the text mostly where you wanted, while semantically putting it where you think the right place is.
Yeah, you can stuff any kind of inline into an inline label, pretty much anywhere. However what I've done so far regarding help text and labels is, the main "label" part I've put first: both visual users and screen reader users, once they're comfortable with computers, tend to skim. Nobody likes actually reading web content so I put the actual label stuff first. likeFirst name: any special hints/help about the first-name input
A skimmer gets the first-name part. People are more likely to skim if they've filled out the form once before... someone filling it in again doesn't have to listen to the help text first before being certain that this is the first-name field for example.But that's not any hard or fast rule. You're pretty free to do what works best with your content.
Does the full instruction belong to both? You could explicitly state that, and have the aria association with the first one, since logically people should hit that one first.Aria-describedby is not limited to a single recipient.
This is help text
and more than one input may refer to it<input type="text" aria-describedby="someID">...<input type="checkbox" aria-describedby="someID">
This works, though long text may cause annoyance
Another note on aria-describedby, since Marco Zehe reminded me of it: this is something that, in SR's with a virtual buffer, only get activated/read out when the userr focusses on the thingie with aria-describedby. Not before, and not if you hang it on a non-focusable.So if using aria-describedby, that help text only gets announced if the user focusses on the input. Now usually this is what happens with labels (when you focus on an input, the label gets read out, along with input type and sometimes other things), but a label can be accessed separately if someone wants to.
They're solutions with HTML/HTML5.
The first rule of ARIA is, use proper HTML elements and no ARIA, if possible
ARIA exists because we simply build things that don't have a good HTML representation, and might never. Widgets and stuff. ARIA attempts to make that stuff as accessible as the base HTML elements. But in any case, they must work together.
This button Does Stuff!<button id="foo">Press me!</button>is better than
This button Does Stuff!
Press me!
I still think that it would be easier to create lots of attributes that associate one element with another, or describe an element's role, than just getting a piddly few new elements whose meaning is vague at best anyway. Call it ARIA is you will, or something else, but it's a more flexible system.
You might mean the upcoming Web Components, and ARIA will be important there.
Users are allowed to have up to 5 total Recipients for a Message. (That includes "To:" and "Bcc:")
Not sure if that changes how you'd approach things?
I haven't really grasped what they are all about yet. One of the reasonings for the new document outline for HTML5 is that it's clearer what goes with what, but I think ARIA roles might have handled situations like that better than what they came up with—as shown by your example of aria-describedby.
Unless something brings it back, document outline is a zombie still wandering the WHATWG spec. If browsers ever start implementing it though, it may well Lazarus.
Web Components is basically, make-your-own-tag, like XML but without the XML.
like <x-mytag> lawlz </x-mytag>where their scope remains solely within your application, so there's nothing like a DTD for it. It's mostly for your Javascript to have more DOMmy stuff to nom on, if I understand it right.
I'm personally using fake <template> tags currently, to hold a chunk of DOM instead of constantly building DocumentFragments and holding them in memory all the time.
Script is used simply because they by default aren't exposted to users directly via the browser. <template> will do that. Great for modals or tacking on repeated lists of things.
Nah, same approaches, I'd just have the message, even if it only appeared on the first input, be clear that it's total, in whatever way you usually do for your clients.


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ARLINGTON -- Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux and bullpen coach Andy Hawkins have a saying for their pitchers when they face tough situations: You're one pitch away from greatness.
"That's the one thing they pound into our pitchers when they're in trouble," Rangers manager Ron Washington said.
Rangers starter Justin Grimm seemed to be one pitch away from greatness for six innings on Sunday. He faced 26 batters and 13 of them came to bat with a runner in scoring position. But Grimm did a superb job of damage control, and his offense did some serious damage to the Mariners' pitching.
The combination of the two allowed the Rangers to complete a three-game sweep of the Mariners with an 11-3 victory on Sunday afternoon at the Ballpark in Arlington. The 11 runs were a season high, and this marks the first time the Rangers swept a series since June 18-20 last season in San Diego.
Nelson Cruz's fifth-inning grand slam was one of four home runs hit by the Rangers as they moved past the Athletics and into first place in the American League West. They had been in second place for 11 straight days.
"That's the way we see ourselves as a lineup," Cruz said. "We can do damage one through nine and I was glad to see the whole team doing damage. It was a good series for us. The pitching was amazing and when the offense needed a clutch hit, we got it done."
Leonys Martin delivered the first of those clutch hits. The Rangers trailed, 1-0, going into the third, but Martin tied it up with a one-out homer off Harang with a fly ball to right-center. It was his first Major League home run.
"I just made contact," Martin said. "I didn't know it was a home run until I saw it land into the stands.
"It was exciting. I'm not going to forget that for the rest of my life."
Mitch Moreland put the Rangers ahead with a two-run home run in the fourth, Cruz's grand slam was the highlight of a five-run fifth inning and Adrian Beltre hit a two-run homer in the sixth.
"It's nice to have that breakout ... it all started on the mound with Grimm," Washington said. "He was able to make good pitches at the right time, he kept the ball down and changed speeds and threw the ball the way he is capable. It all started there."
The Mariners were 1-for-11 off Grimm with runners in scoring position, and that's why he was able to hold them to two runs in six innings. He allowed allowed six hits and a walk, and one of the runs was unearned because of an error by Ian Kinsler on the first play of the game.
"I was just going out there and being aggressive, I wasn't worried about the runners in scoring position," Grimm said. "I was just trying to pitch a close game and attack hitters. My whole mindset was to keep it close and just keep executing pitches."
Grimm also struck out a career-high nine batters, mainly with his breaking ball that he used aggressively all afternoon.
"He threw a lot of curveballs," Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager said. "It's a good pitch for him; it's got a lot of bite on it. It's sharp. It's an effective pitch for him, but we need to make adjustments in the game and do something with it."
Grimm was in trouble early, when Kinsler couldn't come up with Endy Chavez's grounder to lead off the game. Chavez raced to second on the play and scored on Seager's double. But Grimm left Seager stranded by getting Kendry Morales on a grounder to the mound, Michael Morse on a grounder to second and Justin Smoak on a strikeout.
Kelly Shoppach led off the second inning with a double, but Grimm left him stranded as well. Dustin Ackley bunted the runner to third and, after Jason Bay walked, Grimm struck out Brendan Ryan and got Chavez on a grounder to first.
Seager led off the third with a single and went to second on a grounder by Morales. Grimm then struck out the next two hitters.
At that point, the Mariners had sent 14 batters to the plate and ten of them came up with a runner in scoring position. But they only had a 1-0 lead because of the way Grimm battled through trouble.
"You're one pitch away from greatness," Washington said. "He executed pitches when he was in trouble, he showed that in [his first start in] Seattle. We're just trying to make him understand to do that all the time. Not [just] when you're in trouble."
Michael Kirkman pitched the final three innings for his first career save, and the Mariners finished 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position on the afternoon.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Maybe it was all the Pocky I ate over the weekend courtesy of Pete, but I was anxious to see the PlayStation 3 release of Oblivion did in Japan. Turns out folks really took to it. In its first week of sales, the game came out atop the weekly Top 5 sales list, including Minna no Golf 5, which I've been considering importing for a couple of weeks now.
The 360 release of the game continues to fair well in Japan as well, with only Halo 3 ahead of it (in regular and collector's edition flavors). Looks like folks over in Japan might be opening up to Western-developed games.


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We've had many people ask us about Lavera's Hazard Ranking on the Environmental Working Group. We'd like to take this opportunity to set the record straight.
We at Lavera Skin Care North America strongly support and commend the Environmental Working Group on their efforts to create awareness around skin care ingredients and lobby for change. We believe this effort is much needed here in the US to help women and men become more aware of what ingredients are going into their bodies. As part of our commitment to safe ingredients and products, we have our products certified by the BDIH, which requires our products are eco-friendly, are free of synthetic and petroleum-based ingredients, do not use genetically modified ingredients, and do not conduct animal testing. We have held this commitment to produce safe skin care products since Lavera's inception in 1987 - over 22 years!
In 2008 and 2009, Lavera products were given the highest rank for public safety by Oeko-Test Magazine out of over 33 mainstream and natural manufacturers tested - ahead of brands like Dr Hauschka, Weleda, Avede, Clinique, Keihls, to name a few. Oeko-Test Magazine is the consumer safety bible in Germany - an public safety organization that independantly tests all types of consumer products for consumer and environmental safety. For example, in August 2009, Oeko-Test published the results of their lab tests of 306 lipsticks from a wide range of manufacturers - 165 products received "unsatisfactory" or "poor" grades. We are pleased our lipsticks received a "sehr gut" (german for "very good") from this study.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) Skin Deep Database is a site dedicated to providing consumers with information on the safety of cosmetic and personal care products. You can search a product or ingredient and a safety report is generated, including a rating system which ranks products and ingredients with a health score from 0 – 10, 0 being safest.
While the EWG's Skin Deep Database does provide valuable research into toxic ingredients, there are flaws in this rating system, often providing consumers with inadequate or incorrect information on brands, products and ingredients.
The ingredients supplied are voluntary, via an online submission form. Thus it relies on the individual submitting the products to ensure that all the ingredients and percentages have been entered correctly and completely. The minimum percentage value is 1% when many ingredients, especially hazardous ones, can be in quantities much lower than 1%. The system also allows the individual to preview the score as these entries are made.
Skin Deep's rating system does not distinguish between a botanical ingredient that is free from toxic ingredients, due to manufacturing or processing, and those that are contaminated. Nor do they differentiate between organic and natural, cosmetic and food-grade, natural and synthetic ingredients. This all makes a very big difference in determining a product's safety.
As for the Hazard Scores of individual ingredients, its quite confusing. "Fragrance" is a term required by the INCO labelling laws to indicate a product has one or more ingredients that impart an aroma. This is given a score by EWG of 8. Understandably for synthetic fragrances due to the likely present of phthalates in the scent formulation. However, "Fragrance" for Lavera products are also indicated as "natural essential oils", meaning Lavera only uses essential oils to impart a scent. But by listing fragrance at 1%, any natural product scented with essential oils are given the Hazard Score of 8.
Lavera Self Tanners have an ingredient named eugenol. This is extracted from clove oil, used for hundreds of years as a flavor agent, antiseptic, and for medical purposes. In fact, up to 90% of clove oil is made up of Eugenol. This ingredient, along with other essential oils in Lavera products, is at <1% of the product composition. Yet Eugenol has a Hazard Ranking of 5, whereas an ingredient like propylparaben that is something we DON'T want in our cosmetics, gets a rating of 4. Given that the concentrations of "Fragrance", eugenol, citral, lemonene and coumarin - all natural plant extracts, with a total composition under 2% in the Self Tanner, it is hard to understand how the Hazard Score of 6 is derived.
As a consequence, manufacturers of safe, non-toxic products may carry higher (negative) rankings than they should due to the wording of an ingredient label or insufficient information on a particular ingredient used. From our subjective observation, European natural companies seem to suffer more. Dr. Hauschka products are listed with 35 products ranked 6 or higher, despite the fact they rank near or equally with Lavera in most of Oeko-Test's independant lab tests of the individual products.
A case in point: Sunscreen lotions chock full of ingredients with hazard scores ranging from 0 thru 9 are given overall rankings of 3, while a Dr. Hauschka all natural sunscreen lotion with 1 ingredient ranking 8 (Fragrance – from essential oils), is ranked 5 overall. Quite confusing and certainly does not help the cause of companies that are trying to look out for public safety.
Makers of products containing harmful chemicals can actually be rated as very safe (even at a 0 risk) because the submissions are taken at face value. Some may be given the same ranking as a truly nontoxic product because they use a miniscule amount of an all natural plant derived ingredient. We are not aware of any independant lab tests to verify the true composition of submitted products, unlike the results given by Oeko-Test magazine.
At this moment, even FDA regulations do not require full and complete disclosure of all ingredients in skin care or cosmetics, nor do they govern the issue of contaminants that may find their way into the product. For example, in September of 2009, the FDA released their own study that found lead in all 20 lipsticks they tested. Also, phthalates often do not show up on the ingredient list because it is lumped in with many other synthetic ingredients under the term "Fragrance" which we discussed earlier.
A global safety rating system for cosmetic and personal care products on a submission basis is highly complex and cannot be relied upon without careful scrutiny. At this time Skin Deep is best used as an instrument to help guide you toward products that are less hazardous. But the bottom line is not only READ THE LABELS, but also RESEARCH THE COMPANY. Find out more about the company who's brand you are purchasing - what is their commitment to product safety, how long have they been honoring this commitment?


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Because of the rapidly increasing cost of conventional fuels, many farmers are interested in the possibility of using other energy sources on the farm. This guide discusses one energy alternative — wind energy — and its potential for Missouri.
The amount of wind energy depends on wind speed and the size of the collecting machine. Of the two, wind speed has the greatest effect. If you double the size of the collecting machine, you double the energy collected. However, if wind speed doubles, the energy collected increases by a factor of 8.
To calculate the maximum power theoretically available from a wind machine, use the following equation:
power = 0.00502 x area x (wind speed)3
In this equation, power is measured in watts; 0.00502 is constant; area, measured in square feet, is the area swept by the collecting rotor; and wind speed is measured in miles per hour.
Unfortunately, wind machines are not 100 percent efficient in collecting this maximum amount. Actual efficiency will range from 15 to 50 percent, depending on the particular type of unit you have.
Most wind machines are not effective when wind speeds are less than 7 mph and must be shut down when they exceed 20 to 25 mph. For peak operating efficiency, wind velocities need to be in the range of 15 to 20 mph.
The U.S. Department of Commerce regularly measures wind velocity at many locations. After it is compiled and averaged, the data is useful in estimating potential energy output of wind machines. Table 1 gives Missouri locations.
Table 1Average monthly wind speeds and directions for selected Missouri locations
Wind machines fit into two general classes based on the orientation of the rotor to the wind. Rotors with their main axis parallel to the ground are horizontal axis machines. This type of machine must have some mechanism to keep the rotor pointed into the wind. In areas where winds are gusty and variable, these units may not be able to track the wind rapidly enough to achieve maximum efficiency.
Vertical axis machines rotate around a vertical shaft and can accept wind from any direction.
The Savonius rotor in Figure 1 has a vertical axis, is slow turning, and is a high-torque wind machine. It is well suited for pumping water, and its low speed makes balancing less critical. To make a Savonius rotor machine, cut a 55-gallon drum in half and weld the two halves into an offset assembly. The maximum efficiency for this machine is 15 to 18 percent.
Figure 1Savonius rotor
The Darrieus rotor is also a vertical axis machine (Figure 2). It has either two or three blades, designed with an airfoil cross section. It is the kind of high-speed machine often used to power electrical generators. The Darrieus rotor has an extremely low-starting torque. To start it turning, you need either an electric motor or some other type of vertical axis rotor. Peak efficiency can approach 35 to 40 percent.
Figure 2Darrieus rotor with two small Savonius rotors mounted on the shaft to provide starting motion
The familiar farm windmill is a multi-blade turbine and a horizontal axis machine. It has very high-starting torque, so it is well suited for pumping water. The farm windmill is a low-speed machine; most units are designed to shut down at high wind velocities. Maximum efficiencies can approach 30 percent.
High-speed, propeller-type machines use airplane-type propellers in a horizontal axis configuration (Figure 3). They are frequently mounted directly onto an electrical generator unit. They have low-starting torque but work well with generators. The maximum efficiency is about 45 percent.
Figure 3High-speed propellor unit with a downstream generator unit
The earliest use for wind power was for pumping water. The multi-bladed turbine was particularly well adapted to providing the low power required to lift water from deep wells in remote locations. A large water tank insured livestock of a water supply during periods of no wind.
Large windmills can lift water 400 to 600 feet from a deep well. Maximum pumping capacities range from 100 to 2,000 gallons per hour, depending on windmill diameter and the height of the lift.
Small generators powered by high-speed propellers were popular in the rural areas of the United States in the 1930s. These machines produced direct current (DC), which is used primarily for lighting. Direct current can be easily stored in batteries designed for deep discharge cycles. As the use of electric power grew and electrical distribution lines from central generating plants were built, these wind-powered units became inadequate and obsolete by 1940. The typical cost for generating electricity with one of these older units ranges between 15 and 25 cents per kilowatt hour.
Nearly all of the electrically powered equipment manufactured today is designed to operate on alternating current (AC) at a frequency of 50 to 60 Hz. A DC generator/battery storage system requires some type of inverter (conversion unit) to change DC into AC and to boost operating voltage up to that required by the device being powered.
Most electrical generation systems are designed to produce rated power at wind speeds of 20 to 30 mph. Below this speed, power output drops off dramatically. At higher speeds, safety devices will shut the systems down. Table 1 shows that the 20 to 30 mph speed is well above the average speed at any Missouri location.
Wind energy can be converted to mechanical energy and used to heat water. This has been done successfully in a research project at Cornell University. A vertical axis turbine was connected to a stirring device that was immersed in an insulated tank of water. The mechanical energy from operating the stirrer converts directly into heat, and the water gets hot.
Direct current produced by wind generators can be directly used in an electrolysis process to break down water into its hydrogen and oxygen components. Hydrogen can then be used as a fuel in a modified internal combustion engine. Remember that hydrogen is a very volatile fuel; you must be extremely careful in collecting and handling it. It also has low energy per unit of volume, which makes storage very difficult.
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He [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] will follow in the steps of our Prophet (saas). He will have an angel, unseen by him, that helps him. He will restore the weary and help the weak.
(Sheik Muhyiddin Arabi, Al Futuhat Al Makiyya, Section 366)
Hazrat Mahdi (as) will act completely in line with the Sunna of our Prophet (saas). Mikhail, Jibril and other angels will help Hazrat Mahdi (as). The hadith notes that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be unaware of the angel that assists him. Anyone looking with a sincere eye will feel the Allah's assistance is upon Hazrat Mahdi (as), but they will not encounter any phenomenon that removes all doubt. Only the world of the angels will be aware of this angel. The hadith also refers to Hazrat Mahdi (as) generally restoring the weary and encouraging their enthusiasm, and to his helping the weak.


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Accessories: Update last year's dress with a statement accessory. Lisa Haynes looks at ways to decorate your outfit.
By Lisa Haynes
As Christmas trees and festive lights go up, so does the pressure to decorate yourself with a dazzling party ensemble.
If you have invitations aplenty but only one fail-safe party frock, don't fret.
Accessories have the power to switch up your look with a single statement piece.
They're the festive trimmings that you can't overlook when you're planning your killer outfit.
The key to finding your transformative accessory is all about balance. If your dress is all-singing, all-dancing then keep your extras pared down, and vice-versa.
Time to make your party dress disappear into the background. These statement accessories are the equivalent of the star on top of the Christmas tree.
LBD little extras
If the little (or long) black dress is your trusty party piece then you can seriously go to town on decor to counteract your low-key outfit.
The gold baroque look is both big and bling. What's more, it's made to team with black, so choose uber-ornate accessories to go overboard with this trend.
Try a jewelled clutch, embellished headband or standout swinging necklace that will give your look some dazzling Gothic charm. Lavishly layer up various accessories for maximum impact.
When your LBD has been worn to death, you need a game-changer of an accessory.
Your shoulders are the area that will be exposed stylishly in all those festive party photographs, so try a statement feather cape or bejewelled collar to really transform the look of a once-plain party frock.
Sequin supplements
Outfits with built-in bling require careful thought when it comes to accessorising. Often the frock will do all the talking minus any trimmings.
The same goes for metallic looks if you're channelling a golden goddess or silver screen siren.
Forget jewellery and focus on your feet with dancing shoes. Keep your sequins cool and edgy with a pair of ankle boots to keep the look fresh and modern. Experiment with a clash of textures by opting for a plush velvet material.
Pointy toe courts are instant leg lengtheners. Ditch black and bring out your chosen metal with jewel-coloured heels in blue, red or purple for added drama.
There's just one clause: make sure your heels are dance-worthy for when you're pulling out your best moves.
Bright embellishments
Whether it's a dress, top or suiting, partywear in kaleidoscopic rich jewel shades is always a festive winner.
Your accessories need to complement the shade of your chosen block colour bright.
Delicate jewellery will fade into the background so bring out your party hue with statement gem-laden pieces.
If you want to look like you're dripping in precious stones, get your magpie fix with costume jewellery that resembles family heirlooms.
Either go metallic or try a clashing coloured gemstone, like emerald against an amethyst dress for example. If in doubt, be all the colours of the rainbow in a multi-hued assortment.
Whether it's necklace, earrings, cuff or cocktail ring, keep your piece super-sized so that it makes as big an impression as the Crown Jewels.
Print adornments
From bold geometric to winter florals, statement prints are big news this party season. Whether you're going for this season's two-piece suit or dress, you need an accessory that isn't going to compete with your busy look.
Scan your outfit and look for one colour that's repeated in your print. It might be a subtle accent or bold main feature, but use that tone to find a complementary clutch bag.
Your chosen shape and texture is down to you - bow, envelope or oversized, you can try a matte, sparkly or shiny bag as long as it sits seamlessly against your print.
If you're struggling to colour match, you can't go wrong with classic black.
Fashion mavericks can always print clash their shoes or bag with their outfit. In this case, all matchy-matchy rules were made to be broken.
Get the look
Pout and pose like Paloma Faith with her Lulu Guinness lips clutch. Her exact patent leather envelope bag is worthy of a special delivery this Christmas, £275 (0843 208 0177/www.luluguinness.com).
Buy it now
Hands up if you want a designer jumper without breaking the bank. Designer duo Meadham Kirchoff has teamed up with Amazon to create four sweater designs, £75 each. The collaboration goes on sale from December 3 at www.amazon.co.uk/clothing
Fashion flash
:: Get shirty
It pays for men to wear pink. Guys who favour pink shirts earn more and are better qualified than those who favour traditional colours such as white or blue, according to research by Cotton USA. Men who go for green tones are the most likely to be late for work, while white shirt fans are the most punctual, the survey revealed. And if you're vying for promotion then it's best to plump for a purple shirt - in the last five years men who are more likely to wear purple shirts to the office have had the most pay rises.
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Get ahead this season with a party dress and statement hair accessory. LittleBlackDress.co.uk is rewarding customers with a Johnny Loves Rosie feather hair accessory, worth £25, absolutely free when you spend £75 or more on the site. Offer available now, while stocks last at www.littleblackdress.co.uk


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Palewriter wrote:Bailey wrote:tcward wrote:I just have to say, PW and gailr, when you guys start your radio show, please let me know! I don't want to miss a single episode!
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That's fine, Tim, but we're only doing the Morning Traffic Report. Actually, gailr is doing most of the work. I get to go "brrmm brrmm" in the background when she says, "...traffic is heavy on the Beltway..."
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Dumb things the Y-chromosome does to impress the X-chromosome.
For those interested in that, I recommend this book...
Men Are Stupid, Women Are Mean
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -- Albert Einstein
My list would be quite extensive.
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"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
Ok, so something I did a while ago, but haven't been able to admit on here.
So some time last year I started listening to the Avett Brothers. The first time I listened to them my wife and I were listening to their "Live Vol. 3" album and the song "Murder in the City" was starting to play.
My wife, who already knew the song, said "Oh, this is my favorite song of theirs" and turned up the car volume.
I thought the opening line was "Fa(gay guy) murdered in the city.."
I didn't say anything and listened to the song and I was pretty confused. Afterwards, I said "So, that song was about hate crimes...in some way??"
She just looked at me and said "huh, what?" So I told her what I thought the line was and she laughed and she laughed. Finally she told me the line is "IF I GET Murdered..." and I felt pretty stupid.
We were driving home from her sister's yesterday and listening to that "Live Vol. 3" and she reminded me of how dumb I was when "Murder in the City" began to play.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
I hooked my dog's leash around the car antenna did a few other things forget he was there and backed up and then went on down the road about two blocks. He got some road burn and had to have his paws bandaged up for a week or so. He fully recovered and never held it against me. That was just a real dumb thing, dog was lucky, he could have been easily killed. This happened in 1994, dog passed in 2005 he was a real good dog.
We only live in patches. - H. G. Wells
No idea. The vet said it happens more frequently than you would think, he sees it a number of times each year.
We only live in patches. - H. G. Wells
We only live in patches. - H. G. Wells
I can't tell who was dumber in this story me or the guy I said it to.
This past winter I was working my security job at the Beach in Mason. We were open for Holiday Fest, (basically outdoor ice skating, carriage rides, and Santa.) I was with my co-worker Gordon Bombay freezing outside and all we had to heat us was a propane heater. Now if anyone has ever seen or used a propane heater you know the heating unit just attaches just to the top of the propane tank and burns the propane to heat the top metal head.
With that being said we were at the admissions turnstiles getting receipts, tickets, and checking bags. After doing this in single digit days all day everyday you tend to get very cold and very bored. So Gordon and I started messing around shooting the receipt paper in the head of the propane heater and watching it catch fire and burn up. It was something simple and fun to get our minds off the cold and boredom.
Then I took it to the next level and made a huge wad and crammed it in between the grates and watched it catch and start to burn, just at that moment 4 customers come walking up to the turnstiles. As they were entering the most redneck of the bunch the older man said, "Boys your heater is smoking over here."
Without thinking twice I looked over at him and admitted what I had done but tried to play it off by saying, "Yeah that is just the paper in the bottom, it does that sometimes." Thinking I had been caught or this guy would have looked at me like I was an idiot.
But on the contrary he sat there looking at the burning paper for a minute that clearly was not part of the heater or the way it functioned and looked back at us and proclaimed, "Well ok then, look honey that heater also burns paper. It must be a hybrid to save gas and go green, WE NEED TO GET ONE! Our heater just burns the gas and says not to put paper in it!"
Gordon Bombay and I are rolling with laughter at this point and turn around just in time to watch the older man wad up his receipt and jam it right into the heater proclaiming, "This whole going green thing is fun!"
"Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success."- Sparky Anderson
If anyone could make me a real signature that would be awesome I am not great with photoshop.
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One of the things that bothers me the most about life is how much time is wasted playing the blame game. Don't get me wrong, I have caught myself playing that game from time to time, but I have made a strong effort to resist doing that. Unfortunately when I play that game it usually from a defensive position where either I, or someone I care about is being "blamed" for something that caused undesirable consequences.
Anyone who has taken the time to get to know me very well would have to agree that I value truth. The old adage "The truth shall set you free" is near and dear to my heart. Of course that can put me in a predicament when a good friend asks "how do you like my haircut" or "does this make me look fat." I have tried to learn to be tactful with my truth, or find a way to respond in a truthful way. Such as "how do you like my haircut" can be difficult – I think it looks terrible, but knowing how much people strive to look attractive I will often say that I think that it looks like it is easier to care for than the last hairdo, or say "wow, what a big change, how do YOU like it?" and then wait to see what THEIR answer is before going with the appropriate adoration or empathy.
But I am completely off topic here…. I started this post because today I met someone who was telling me things about politics and government that are completely contrary to what fact-checking has shown to be true. And this person was trying to "blame" a certain political party for the economic troubles of today. There obviously is a deeply ingrained "lie factory" in place in this country and too many people are wasting time "blaming" others for problems instead of trying to "do something about it."
I think that if people put as much effort into "fixing" the problem as they do complaining about it, the problem would be solved. Stop wasting time playing the blame game and get on with it!


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HOUSTON - The movie "Home Alone" may be a great family flick, but when it comes to real life, leaving your children home alone is no laughing matter.
Making sure your child is ready to look after the house is a big step. Here is how to protect your children when you are away from them.
The Academy of Pediatrics recommends 11 to 12 years old is a good age for children to start staying home alone.
Begin by asking your child if he or she is ready. Take note of not only the oldest child's maturity level, but just how rambunctious the younger kids are. If any of them have impulse control issues, you might want to think twice.
Debbie Marley with the Center for Childhood Injury Prevention says a good start for all the kids could be taking babysitting courses.
"That will give them the confidence they need to be in charge, and explain to them how to handle situations that may come up that may be an emergency," said Marley.
Dr. Adiaha Franklin, a developmental specialist at Texas Children's Hospital, said having a game plan can be really helpful, especially when it comes to answering the phone.
"It is very important to give the child a script as to what to say and what not to say if a parent is not available. 'May I take a message? My mother is not able to come to the phone right now,' rather than saying no one is at home right now," said Dr. Franklin.
For older children, it is all about social media. It is important to make them aware of what not to post.
"It is extremely important that children not advertise they are alone at home or the dates they are going to be out of town because that is a wonderful opportunity for predators to know what is going on," said Dr. Franklin.
Leaving your child home always comes with a sense of danger. Make sure to lock up adult beverages and firearms.
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Ithaca College to Screen Documentary on First 'Out' Country Music Star
ITHACA, NY — The feature-length documentary "Chely Wright: Wish Me Away" — an intimate look at the first country music star to come out as gay — will have its Ithaca premiere at Ithaca College on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Part of the Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen series, the film will be shown at 7 p.m. in Textor 101, and it is free and open to the public.
Over a three-year period, award-winning filmmakers Bobbie Birleffi and Beverly Kopf followed Wright's unfolding plan to come out publicly after a lifetime of hiding, a step that shattered cultural and religious stereotypes within Nashville, her conservative heartland family and, most importantly, herself.
Using interviews with Wright, her family, key players in Nashville and her management team, the film shows how she became an established country music star, how she prepared to step into the media glare to reveal that she is gay and how the announcement impacted those around her. "Wish Me Away" reveals the struggles of someone who is a Christian who happens to be gay, and how "don't ask, don't tell" has found its way into the culture of country music.
Among other honors, the film won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival; Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Nashville Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival and Melbourne, Australia, LGBT Festival; and Jury Award for Best Documentary at the Atlanta Out on Film Festival.
Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen is sponsored by the Ithaca College Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Education, Outreach, and Services. The theme of this year's series is "Music: From A Cappella to Queercore." For more information, visit www.ithaca.edu/lgbt.


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Eliza Pseudonym and The Middle-Aged and the NarcolepticLogic Grid puzzles come with a handy interactive grid that will help you solve the puzzle based on the given clues.
Eliza Pseudonym is an avid watcher of the daytime soap opera "The Middle-Aged and the Narcoleptic". A recent five-day period from Monday through Friday has had quite a lot of plot development! Each day's episode featured one of five characters (Harmony, Irene, Jake, Kit, and Lee) sharing a different secret with one of the other five characters. Over the course of the week, each character had divulged one secret, and learned one secret. From the clues below, determine which character confessed a secret on each episode, which character learned the secret, and what each secret was.
1. The episode on which Irene revealed a secret (which wasn't Monday's episode) aired either two days before or two days after the episode on which was heard the line, "It was I who ate your last oatmeal raisin cookie. Forgive me, Kit. . . ."
2. Harmony is not the character who admitted, "I wouldn't want to let the others know, but I feel like I have to be honest with you. . . my two favorite video games are 'Mario is Missing!' and 'E.T.' for the Atari."
3. Jake sobbed, "I dare not tell my wife, because it'd threaten our marriage, but when she's not around, I like to read. . . this is embarrassing. . . Sudoku magazines!" sometime before Irene learned a secret, but sometime after Lee learned a secret; these three episodes were not aired on three consecutive days.
4. Irene is not the character who was told the shocking words, "The neighborhood kids didn't toilet paper your house last week. I. . . I DID IT! I'M SORRY!"
5. The episode on which Kit told a secret and the episode where a character said, "Please don't judge me for what I'm about to tell you, but. . . I listen to country music and rap music. . ." were aired consecutively, in some order.
6. On Thursday's episode, a character entrusted his or her secret to Harmony.
AnswerMonday: Harmony told Kit about a cookie
Tuesday: Kit told Lee about toilet paper
Wednesday: Irene told Jake about country/rap
Thursday: Jake told Harmony about Sudoku
Friday: Lee told Irene about "Mario is Missing"/"E.T."
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Squeezing every nutrient, and every penny, out of feed is an important task on hog farms today. Whether to grind or pellet feed is worth reviewing.
Pelleting swine diets has become more commonplace in all production stages. As Julie Salyer, Vita Plus swine nutritionist, points out, feeding pelleted diets to finishing pigs can improve feed conversion by 5 percent to 8 percent. "Some factors to take into consideration when contemplating whether to pellet swine diets include feed processing costs, factors including particle size and pellet quality, as well as the ingredients that can be used in formulation," she says.
There's no question that feed particle size influences feed efficiency as it can make nutrients more available and digestible for the animal. When pelleting a diet, the particle size can drop to <400 microns. That compares to a meal diet's particle size, which typically runs 600 to 700 microns.
"Reducing the average particle size of ingredients within a pellet improves digestion and nutrient absorption," Salyer says. She does warn that smaller feed particle size can potentially increase the risk of stomach ulcers. It also will increase the mill energy cost due to the longer grinding time needed.
Feed quality is always important, but pellet quality is particularly critical because "the amount of pellet fines can change the magnitude of growth response, sorting and feed wastage," Salyer says. Processing factors such as temperature, ingredient inclusion and die thickness, greatly impact pellet quality.
Producers are using byproducts in much greater numbers today, and you need to consider how such ingredients may affect pellet quality. For example, Salyer points out that diets containing more than 7 percent fat won't make good pellets. "Diets containing more than 18 percent fiber will most likely not push through the pelleting die," she adds. "However, including a limited amount of higher-fiber ingredients, such as wheat middlings, can help bind ingredients and make stronger pellets."
Salyer cites two Kansas State University experiments, one which evaluated pelleted corn/soybean meal-based diets, and a second, which evaluated the pelleted diets containing multiple byproducts. Both experiments showed that pelleting improved growth performance. However, the pelleted diets that included byproducts had more fines in the feeder, which tempered gains in growth performance compared to pigs fed the pelleted corn/soybean meal diets, she notes.
As noted previously, pelleting doesn't come without a cost, and for producers considering their own pelleting system the cost is significant. "A 15 ton-per-hour pelleting system, including a new boiler, wiring and 8-ton to 20-ton loadout bins, costs about $850,000," Salyer notes. "This investment only makes sense if a production system has enough through-put to optimally utilize the pelleting system." The other option, of course, is to work with commercial toll mills that can produce pelleted diets for you, and it's best to shop around for prices if that option exists.


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This large detached holiday home is located in the village of Harmans Cross, between the Jurassic Coastline, a designated World Heritage Site, and the picture postcard village of Corfe Castle. The vineyard was established in 2000 and has some 3000 vines. The on-site winery enables the wine grapes to be harvested,…
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On Dec. 13, 1905, Joseph wrote: "I expect you will take me out to America about next March or April. I would not stop here any longer, I am totally sick of it. If I stopped here any longer I would be getting too old nearly to be taken in an office. I am always thinking of what kind of a job I would get after landing. I would like to be in the Excise or Customs or some job you would be sure of. I think it is easy to get into the Excise or any Government position. Any how, I must till I get over first and then I would know what would be best."
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Broad Plain U13s 15 Dursley U13s 22
DURSLEY travelled to Bedminster to take on Broad Plain for the first time in what were truly atrocious squally conditions with driving rain and extremely strong winds.
This didn't deter the 28 visiting players though from putting in their strongest performance of the season against a big and powerful team, with a very hefty pack.
Period one saw good pressure from both sides in turn, with Broad Plain securing the only score just before the whistle.
The break allowed Dursley to replace the majority of players, and Broad Plain capitalised with an early second try.
The visitors didn't capitulate though and fought back with some strong scrummaging and rucking before Solo Tomlinson was the quickest to react to a loose ball over the try line after significant pressure.
Broad Plain again stretched the lead to two tries before Adam Powell secured a 2-2 draw for period two, taking the game to 15-10.
Dursley's larger squad started to tell in period three with another change of players allowing the now muddy maroon and gold shirts to successfully defend significant home pressure, before very positive team rugby saw the ball into winger Ethan Doody's hands to cross the line in the corner.
Yet more home pressure followed, but Dursley somehow managed to resist several good opportunities, before getting the ball to No8 Todd Newnes to power his way through several attempted tackles and run 90 yards for what became the winning try.
The luxury of going through under the posts also allowed Dursley the one successful conversion of the day.
The Dursley players of the week awards recognised Dominic Stephenson after several huge tackles, including two definite try savers, and Toby Marsh, who did a terrific job at both prop and flanker.
Dursley U13s: George Armstrong; Dominic Barton; Will Bridges; Luke Browning; Joseph Calder; Ethan Doody; Callan Evans; Jacob Flight; Alfie Galvin; Chris Gunton; Gareth Hodgkins; Alec Lloyd; Toby Marsh; Hector McDonald; Harry Mills; Daniel Moss; Todd Newnes; Jacob Parsonage; Chris Parry; Adam Powell; Alfie Proto; Josh Rabjohns; Jamie Rudge; Thomas Sales; Matthew Skelton; Dominic Stephenson; Solo Tomlinson; Morgan Williams.


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Innovative Reading Grant
Sponsored by Capstone
Monetary amount: $2,500
Deadline: February 1, 2017
The AASL Innovative Reading Grant supports the planning and implementation of a unique and innovative program for children which motivates and encourages reading, especially with struggling readers.
The AASL Innovative Reading Grant Committee will evaluate the grant based on the following criteria:
- Applicant must be a personal member of AASL.
- The potential to measure and evaluate a literacy project that promotes the importance of reading and facilitates the learners' literacy development by supporting current reading research, practice, and policy
- Reading program must be specifically designed for children (grades K-9) in the school library setting
- Program must encourage innovative ways to motivate and involve children in reading. Existing commercial programs will not be considered
- Project should demonstrate potential to impact student learning, especially reading
- Originality of project and methodology
- Potential for replication of the program should be apparent
- Demonstration of the ability of the applicant(s) to undertake and successfully complete the project
- A project plan that includes a timeline, budget, and clarity of purpose
- Research should be evidence-based and scholarly in nature
- Rankings based on a rubric that correlates with the ratings sheet.
- This award is to be for a successful reading project that demonstrates the potential for reading improvement in K-9th grade. (A program that promotes the importance of reading and facilitates the learners' literacy development by supporting current reading research, practice, and policy.) That can show improvement of reading in the students it is applied to.
- The grant recipient may be invited to present a program at a future AASL National Conference after the study has been completed and the results known.
- The grant recipient may be invited to write an article for Knowledge Quest that delineates their reading incentive project and demonstrate their successes, trials, and recommendations for improving so others can replicate the project.
View the grant rating sheet. View the grant rubric.
Questions? Contact Shannon Carter, 800-545-2433 x 4381
Past Recipients
|Alison Kirkpatrick
River Road High School, Amarillo, Texas
|Andrea Catania-Stephenson
El Camino Fundamental High School, Sacramento, Calif.
|Clarice Marchena
Dos Puentes Elementary School, Manhattan, N.Y.
|Christina Genay
Quarles Elementary School, Winchester, Va.
|Panagiotis Stathopoulos
de Paul School, Louisville, Ky.
|Kristine Klopp
Lindbergh Elementary School, Madison, Wis.
|Shanna Miles
Tech High School, Atlanta, Ga.
|Myra Oleynik
Bower Hill Elementary School, Venetia, Pa.
|Cathleen Friedmann
Metairie Park Country Day School, Metairie, La.
|Barbara Powell-Schager
Big Shanty Intermediate School, Kennesaw, Ga.
|Nancy Baumann
Barnett Shoals Elementary School, Athens, Ga.


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You may have seen the beverages on store shelves claiming to help you chill out, relax, and de-stress.
Consumer Reports has also seen those drinks and decided to take a closer look.
The consumer magazine found the labels on those beverages didn't usually list the amounts of the de-stressing ingredients that would allegedly help you relax.
In further analysis, Consumer Reports says many of the drinks did not contain enough of those ingredients to really help you unwind.
The bottom line, according to Consumer Reports study, you should closely look at those labels to see what each product is claiming to contain.
Do you see ingredients that will truly help you relax? Even then, it may take some extra research to see if the drinks can fulfill the claims to help you destress.
It may take some extra work, but do you really want to start buying beverage to relax, if you might not be getting the relaxation you think you're paying for?
To read more on the investigation, click on Consumer Reports' site.
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Rachel Zoe Picked a Winner! Mercedes Benz Fashion Week
Rachel Zoe wear fierce black suit, anoints fresh new designer.
-PJ Gach
It's one thing when a design student enters a contest where his or her clothing will be shown during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. It's another heart-racing, sweat-inducing event when the emcee and one of the judges of the show is Rachel Zoe! Can you imagine what it would be like to be a design student at Pratt, FIT, Rhode Island School of Design or the Savannah College of Art and Design and find out that fun fact?
MaRu Jung and Debra Rosen from Pratt Institute (yay, my mommy's school!) Rachel Pullman and Connie Weng from RISD, Lorena Cuevas and Marlow Larson of SCAD and Amy Bittner and Jusil Carroll of FIT had that experience when they were nominated by their schools to enter the Supima Design Competition.
Each student showed five looks that ranged from fitted sheaths to long gowns on the runway. They had to create clothing from jersey, cotton shirting, denim and corduroy. The corduroy was so fine that it looked like velvet. All the fabric was supplied from Supima cotton's best fabric mills. Each student had the chance to have those styles worn by gorgeous, willowy models walking down the runway in New York City. And each student had Rachel Zoe sitting in the audience watching and judging their creations!
South Korea native Jusill Caroll of FIT won the grand prize: praise from Rachel Zoe herself and a $10,000 check from Supima. That's a lot of fabric! Here's one of her five looks below.
Of her collection, Jusill said she was inspired by The Blair Witch Project: "I love the idea that each person interprets the witch differently and all they are left with is a sense of mystery and thrill."
Check out the show's highlights.
Here's a clip we shot from the front row of Rachel Zoe presenting the award to Jusil. (And yes, RZ is actually that tiny in person, too.)
PJ Gach is Senior Editor: Style + Beauty at BettyConfidential.


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